Explosion near Japan's PM prompts evacuation and arrest.
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unharmed after an explosive device was thrown near him at a western port where he was about to begin a speech. A suspect has been apprehended for the alleged attack. No injuries have been reported. This incident comes nine months after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a campaign speech.
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