Man detained for trying to assault Mori

HIROSHIMA, Aug. 6 Kyodo - An unidentified man was detained Sunday for trying to assault Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori after the premier attended a ceremony to mark the 55th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, police said.

The accident occurred at around 9 a.m. when Mori was getting into a car after the memorial ceremony at the city's Peace Memorial Park, police said.

Police said Mori was not injured and seemed not to be aware of the attack.
==Kyodo

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