in today s attack, the assailant appeared to be in the middle of the crowd as he threw the suspected smoke bomb. you can see him here holding an unidentified metal device. mr kishida is safe and has continued the campaign trail events. but questions will be asked about why he was in such a vulnerable spot only a few months after his predecessor was assassinated. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, tokyo. earlier, i spoke to shihoko goto the asia program deputy director at the wilson center think tank. first of all, there is a collective sigh of relief there. not only is prime minister kishida safe, but all of those who are in this venue, they re all safe too. but at the same time, it does pose two questions. one is, what has the japanese security structure learnt from the assassination of prime minister abe less than a year ago?
the assailant appeared to be in the middle of the crowd as he threw the suspected smoke bomb. you can see him holding an unidentified metal device. mr kishida is safe and has continued the campaign trail events. but questions will be asked about why he was in such a vulnerable spot only a few months after his predecessor was assassinated. crowds have gathered injerusalem for the holy fire ceremony, the highlight of 0rthodox easter celebrations. but it comes against a backdrop of israeli police restrictions at one of christianity s holiest sites, the holy sepulchre church, and what locals say is a rise in hostility towards christians. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. a roar of wonder. for 0rthodox christians, this light is an easter miracle, and quickly it spreads around the holy sepulchre church. there s a crush of foreign
this is one of the safest countries in the world, with very strict gun laws. but the smoke bomb incident comes less than a year after the assassination of the former prime minister shinzo abe. since then, there has been heightened security around politicians, but also a heightened sense of nervousness. injuly last year, a young man stood very closely behind shinzo abe as he was speaking at a political event before shooting him with a home made gun. in today s attack, the assailant appeared to be in the middle of the crowd as he threw the suspected smoke bomb. you can see him here holding an unidentified metal device. mr kishida is safe and has continued the campaign trail events. but questions will be asked about why he was in such a vulnerable spot only a few months after his predecessor was assassinated. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, tokyo.
with very strict gun laws. but the smoke bomb incident comes less than a year after the assassination of the former prime minister shinzo abe. since then, there has been heightened security around politicians, but also a heightened sense of nervousness. injuly last year, a young man stood very closely behind shinzo abe as he was speaking at a political event, before shooting him with a home made gun. in today s attack, the assailant appeared to be in the middle of the crowd as he threw the suspected smoke bomb. you can see him here holding an unidentified metal device. mr kishida is safe and has continued the campaign trail events. but questions will be asked about why he was in such a vulnerable spot only a few months after his predecessor was assassinated. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, tokyo.
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