Attempted assassination of Fumio Kishida
| Attempted assassination of Fumio Kishida | |
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Above: Saikazaki fishing port photographed from the opposite shore. (The structure in the center of the image is where Kishida was attacked. Photo taken 18 November 2018.) Below: Fumio Kishida gives a press conference the next day regarding the explosion incident. | |
Map around Saikazaki fishing port | |
| Native name | 岸田首相襲撃事件 (Prime Minister Kishida attack incident) 首相演説会場爆発物事件 (Prime Minister's speech venue bomb incident) |
| Location | Saikazaki fishing port, Saikazaki, Wakayama, Kansai region, Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°11′20.1″N 135°08′41.4″E / 34.188917°N 135.144833°E |
| Date | 15 April 2023 c. 12:30 pm (JST, UTC+9) |
| Target | Fumio Kishida |
Attack type | Explosion by pipe bomb projectile |
| Weapons | Pipe bomb (30 cm) |
| Injured | 2 |
| Accused | Ryūji Kimura (Japanese: 木村 隆二) |
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On 15 April 2023, a pipe bomb exploded near Fumio Kishida, the then-prime minister of Japan, who came to the fishing port of Saikazaki, Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, in the Kansai region to give a campaign stump speech for the 2023 Wakayama 1st district by-election.
Just before Kishida was to give a stump speech, a man threw a pipe bomb. The man who threw the object was captured by local fishermen and the police. Kishida was not injured, because he was evacuated at the moment the pipe bomb was thrown. Fifty seconds after the bomb was thrown, it exploded, injuring two people.
The suspect, 24-year-old Ryūji Kimura (Japanese: 木村 隆二), had previously attempted to run in the July 2022 Upper House election but was blocked due to his age and inability to pay the deposit fee.
Kimura subsequently filed a lawsuit accusing the eligibility laws of being unconstitutional.