Japan PM Kishida says we must stand firm against violence after Trump rally shooting


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  • Sunday, 14 Jul 2024

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters accompanied by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (not pictured) in Berlin, Germany, July 12, 2024. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen/File Photo

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Sunday that we must stand firm against any form of violence that challenges democracy, after multiple shots rang out at a rally held by former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

"I pray for former President Trump's speedy recovery," Kishida said in a post on social media platform X.

(Reporting by Tetsushi Kajimoto; Editing by Jamie Freed)

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