Japanese PM Kishida safely resumes campaigning after smoke bomb scare and evacuation.
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was unharmed after a suspect threw what appeared to be a smoke bomb at an outdoor speech in western Japan on Saturday. A police officer suffered minor injuries in the incident. Kishida resumed his campaign speeches after the incident and apologized for causing concern. The incident echoed the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot with a homemade gun last July while campaigning for a parliamentary election.
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