'It is a barbarian act amid election campaigns,' says PM Fumio Kishida on Shinzo Abe's assassination
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Published: Jul 08, 2022, 04:38 IST | Updated: Jul 08, 2022, 04:38 IST
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Japan's former Prime Minister and also its longest-serving PM Shinzo Abe has been assassinated early this morning. He was 67-years-old and was someone who has been credited for the transformation of the Japanese economy.
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