Police began a search of the house early this Sunday. Ryuji Kimura, 24, is allegedly responsible for the attack.According to the NHK state chain, the city of Kawanishi in the western Hyogo prefecture and has asked residents to evacuate the area because of the risk of explosives being found.
They also placed a control seal around the area. According to the same source, he began the raid, wearing protective gear to prevent access and equipment to defuse explosives.
The police measures came after Kishida was evicted from an election act the day before an explosion occurred, which, according to Japanese officials, did not harm the president. The person allegedly responsible for launching the explosive was immediately arrested.
The incident occurred when a violent explosion occurred at the port of Wakayama (west) city at around 11:30 am local time (02:30 on Saturday GMT), and a column of white smoke was observed on the ground The place where Kishida’s campaign speech was scheduled and two hundred people gathered to listen to it.
“I saw something being thrown but I managed to escape and that’s when I heard the explosion” In his statements to a senior official of his party, convened by NHK, he told the prime minister, who also stated that “he will continue the election actions planned for today and tomorrow” despite the incident.
Japanese authorities confirmed that the detainee was a 24-year-old man named Ryuji Kimura. It also carried a second explosive device. though their motivation is still unknown.
During the arrest, Kimura was carrying a backpack and another metal object. It is believed to be a second pipe bomb and is currently in custody, but initially refused to testify before his lawyer arrived.
The incident took place on Saturday former Japanese president after last July Shinzo Abe died after being shot From behind with a homemade firearm, while participating in the same type of electoral action in the city of Nara.
A counter-terrorism expert wants to review the security of election laws in Japan
Director of the Japan Public Policy Council Research CenterIsao Itabashi called today to review the security measures in the election laws, following the apparently unsuccessful attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida the previous day.
The counter-terrorism expert described the alleged attack on Kishida as “very serious” during a rally and pointed out that precautions should be taken. “discuss the security measures to be taken in the election campaign”, After former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was killed during a similar incident last July.
Itabashi in an interview with state television NHK stressed the “quick response” of security services this allowed Kishida to escape when she realized that an object had been thrown towards the prime minister and from where several hundred people had gathered awaiting the president’s election speech.
Itabashi, the work It exploded less than a minute after Kishida was evacuated from the area, Due to its cylindrical shape and metallic appearance, it can be a “pipe bomb”, a type of homemade explosive that can be deadly and requires a certain technical complexity to prepare.
Detainee carrying a second object, similar to the one thrown, while standing still may indicate an “intentional” attacksaid the expert, still reminding of the need to wait for the results of the ongoing investigation.
The director of the Japan Public Policy Research Center was defined as: “Lucky” the explosive didn’t explode any faster After falling so close to Kishida.
According to him, the congregation of people attending campaign events in Japan is on the street. “presents many security challenges”as it became clear with the incident the previous day and the murder of Abe.
Japanese authorities serious errors admitted in the security device And they’ve already changed the protocol for such events, adding more agents to the deployment around politicians, among other measures.