"Swift Response: Fishermen Swarm Suspect in Japan PM Attack"

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"Swift Response: Fishermen Swarm Suspect in Japan PM Attack"
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Fishermen in Wakayama, Japan, swarmed a man who threw a metal tube explosive near Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a campaign event. The suspect was later identified as 24-year-old Ryuji Nakamura. The fishermen's quick action has created a buzz on social media, with some wondering if they were plainclothes police officers. Police arrested Nakamura on suspicion of throwing the explosive and sent a special counter-explosives team to his home in Hyogo prefecture to search for evidence of bomb-making. The incident has raised questions over how election campaigns should be carried out and the need for tighter security measures.

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