India, Feb. 19 -- Ryuji Kimura on Wednesday was convicted for throwing a homemade pipe bomb at former Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida during a 2023 campaign event and got sentenced to 10 years in prison, court officials said.

A Japenese court found him guilty of attempted murder in the April 15, 2023 attack on Kishida, an incident which took place at a small fishing port in the city of Wakayama, as well as four other crimes which include violations of laws on explosives and other weapons.

Questions were raised on Kimura's intention to commit murder, with the Wakayama District Court ruling that the 25-year-old was aware of the fatal potential his attack held, a Kyodo news agency report was cited by AP.

The ruling further stated th...