Further: speech site was at a port in Wakayama City, and a few hundred onlookers had gathered to watch. A young man threw a cylindrical object, which let out white smoke; people fled. It then seemingly exploded with a loud noise. Appears no one was inured.https://t.co/LUYQXWfIVg
Breaking: Prime Minister Kishida was just evacuated from the scene of a planned campaign speech in Wakayama following what appeared to be an explosion. Eyewitnesses said they saw a man throw an explosive device, followed by the sound of an explosion.https://t.co/yv1hcZJ8RL