Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is assassinated at a campaign rally
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is assassinated at a campaign rally
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, an ultra-nationalist who served in the post longer
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, an ultra-nationalist who served in the post longer
than anyone else before stepping down in 2020, was shot and killed on Friday at a campaign rally.
than anyone else before stepping down in 2020, was shot and killed on Friday at a campaign rally.
Police tackled and arrested the suspected gunman at the scene of an attack that shocked many in Japan
Police tackled and arrested the suspected gunman at the scene of an attack that shocked many in Japan
which is one of the world's safest nations and has some of the strictest gun control laws anywhere.
which is one of the world's safest nations and has some of the strictest gun control laws anywhere.
"It is barbaric and malicious and it cannot be tolerated,"
"It is barbaric and malicious and it cannot be tolerated,"
current Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the media.
current Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the media.
Abe, 67, served as prime minister in 2006 and 2007, and again from 2012 to 2020,
Abe, 67, served as prime minister in 2006 and 2007, and again from 2012 to 2020,
when he suddenly resigned citing health issues. Despite leaving office,
when he suddenly resigned citing health issues. Despite leaving office,
he remained influential within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and continued to be a force on Japan's political landscape.
he remained influential within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and continued to be a force on Japan's political landscape.
He was in the city of Nara, in the southwest, campaigning for a parliamentary election when he was shot from behind
He was in the city of Nara, in the southwest, campaigning for a parliamentary election when he was shot from behind
by a man wielding what appears in photos to be a homemade gun
by a man wielding what appears in photos to be a homemade gun
Footage of the attack shows Abe standing, holding a microphone and speaking, when two booming shots ring out.
Footage of the attack shows Abe standing, holding a microphone and speaking, when two booming shots ring out.
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