protests are on everyone s minds. and a line up fit for a king the artists performing at the coronation concert are announced. some rain across some rain gci’oss eastern some rain across eastern england today, many, it is drier, brighter and milder, details on that and the full weekend forecast coming up here breakfast. it s saturday 15th april. japan s prime minister has been evacuated from a public event after an explosion was heard as he was about to give a speech. police in the city of wakayama have arrested a man on suspicion of throwing a smoke bomb. we re joined now by our tokyo correspondent, shaimaa khalil. very good morning to you. this incident happening in the last two hours or so, just take us through what happened. i will put the question again, can you hear us? it is charlie from the bbc breakfast studio. i think we can show you the pictures of the moment the drama happened? this is the immediate aftermath, the japanese prime minister at an event and there
the time, the prime minister had just begun to deliver his speech in the west of the country, and someone said that they had seen an object flying through the air, it gave them a bad feeling, and then there was a really loud noise and the japanese broadcaster began to disperse the crowd began to disperse and panic. we will keep you up to date with that. violent attacks are very rarely seen injapan, but that. violent attacks are very rarely seen in japan, but there that. violent attacks are very rarely seen injapan, but there has been some nervousness about security around politicians, of course because the former prime minister shinzo abe was shot and killed while he was on the campaign trail last year stuff ijust he was on the campaign trail last year stuff i just worth he was on the campaign trail last year stuff ijust worth reiterating, the japanese prime minister, we understand was uninjured following this incident.