A fisherman who quickly subdued a suspect at the site of an explosive attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the 15th said that he remembered the shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the time of the incident.
On the 16th, the Sankei Shimbun reported this by interviewing a 54-year-old fisherman who subdued the suspect.
The fisherman recalled, “After the culprit threw the object, he held something in his hand again, so I stopped him because I thought, ‘I can’t do this’.” The fisherman explained that he moved intuitively without hesitation.
The fisherman said, “I put on a headlock because I thought I had to somehow pick up something in (the suspect’s) hand.” In fact, police secured two explosives at the scene.
At this time, he said that the shooting incident of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that occurred in July of last year crossed his mind.
According to Jiji News, the suspect, who was overpowered by the headlock and fell to the ground, did not protest or protest, but it is said that he has not yet admitted the charges.
As soon as the police officers who came running afterward arrested the suspect, an explosion sounded “Bang!” The fisherman added, “If it exploded (under restraint), it would have injured or killed it.”
Prime Minister Kishida personally called the fisherman on the evening of the 15th to express his gratitude. The fisherman replied to the prime minister’s phone call, saying, “It’s fortunate that neither the prime minister nor anyone was injured.”
The fisherman who caught the suspect who attacked the prime minister quickly rose to stardom. According to News Posto Seven, the winter vest worn by the fisherman at the time was found to be sold out, and voices demanding resale are emerging.
Source: Donga
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