Man arrested for throwing pipe bomb at Japan PM.

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Man arrested for throwing pipe bomb at Japan PM.
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A 24-year-old man was arrested for throwing a pipe bomb at Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a campaign event in western Japan. Kishida was unharmed, and one police officer was slightly injured. The motive of the suspect is currently unknown, and it is not clear what the explosive device was or how many the suspect was carrying. The incident occurred ahead of nationwide local elections, including by-elections for vacated parliamentary seats.

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