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
