BREAKING: Ex Japanese PM Abe Dead, Suspected Assassin Arrested | READ DETAILS
Faith Ukanwa
Jul 08, 2022
BREAKING: Ex Japanese PM Abe Dead, Suspected Assassin Arrested | READ DETAILS
Japan's former Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe have been confirmed dead from a gun injury he sustained at a campaign event on Friday, in the country's western region of Nara, according to Arise TV.
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The 67-year-old was shot while campaigning ahead of upper house elections on Sunday.
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AFP quoted Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, as saying that;
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"Former prime minister Abe was shot at around 11:30 am.
"One man, believed to be the shooter, has been taken into custody.
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"Whatever the reason, such a barbaric act can never be tolerated, and we strongly condemn it.ÔÇØ
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Abe, had been delivering a stump speech with security present, but spectators were able to approach him fairly easily.
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Footage broadcast by the NHK showed him standing on a stage when a loud blast was heard with smoke visible in the air.
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As spectators and reporters ducked, a man was shown being tackled to the ground by security.
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Local media identified the man as 41-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami, citing police sources, with several media outlets describing him as a former member of the Maritime Self-Defense Force, the country's navy.
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Witnesses at the scene described shock as the political event turned into chaos.
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"He was giving a speech and a man came from behind,ÔÇØ a young woman told NHK.
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"The first shot sounded like a toy bazooka. He didn't fall and there was a large bang. The second shot was more visible, you could see the spark and smoke,ÔÇØ she added.
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"After the second shot, people surrounded him and gave him cardiac massage.ÔÇØ
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Abe was bleeding from the neck, witnesses said and photographs showed. He was reportedly initially responsive but subsequently lost consciousness.
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Officials from the local chapter of Abe's Liberal Democratic Party said there had been no threats before the incident and that his speech had been announced publicly.
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