15-year term sought for man over pipe bomb attack on ex-PM Kishida

Prosecutors on Monday demanded a 15-year prison term for a man accused of attempted murder after a pipe bomb attack two years ago that targeted an election event attended by then Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.Ryuji Kimura, 25, is accused of hurling an explosive device at Kishida, who was walking near a crowd gathered for a stump speech in the western Japan city of Wakayama in April 2023. The incident came less than a year after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe."The explosives were lethal and there was intent to kill. It was a malicious act of terrorism targeting the sitt…READ FULL ARTICLE