Assassination attempt on Japanese Prime Minister
At a campaign rally in a fishing port in Western Japan, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was the target of an attempted attack with a homemade pipe bomb. Witnesses reported seeing a thin, metal thermos-like object thrown at the Prime Minister, which his security guards were quick to react to. Bodyguard footage showed the bomb being kicked away and the guard unfolding a briefcase into a bulletproof shield in order to protect the Prime Minister. …