Press Photo Diet Guards haul Ichiro Kiyose to his seat on the Diet floor

7.6.61 The Japanese government anti-violence bill causes violence in Japan - The controversial Political Violence Prevention Bill which was approved by the House of Representatives Judicial Affairs Committee after repeated clashes between the Liberal-Democratic and Socialist parties, caused widespread demonstrations in Tokyo and other Japanese cities. The Socialists tried unsuccessfully to block the passage of the Bill by physical force in the Diet. Over four million people, including the militant Zengakuren students, clashed with the police. Photo Shows: Diet Guards haul the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Ichiro Kiyose to his seat on the Diet rostrum, at the same time holding off Socialist party members who tried to prevent him opening the session at which the Bill was passed.

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