Ex-Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared dead; was assassinated while campaigning
Shinzo Abe assassinated
Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe was declared dead by the officials after he was shot while giving a speech in western Japan’s Nara prefecture on Friday morning.He was reportedly shot in the chest. He was "showing no vital signs" when he was taken to hospital, said reports.
"A local fire department says former prime minister Abe appears to be in a state of cardio-respiratory arrest," public broadcaster NHK said— a term used in Japan before a feared death can be confirmed by a doctor.
An NHK reporter on the site heard something that sounded like a gunshot and saw Abe bleeding.
According to the newspaper, the man attacked Abe from behind. The incident took place at 11.30 am. The police have arrested the 41-year-old Yamagami Tetsuya.
According to NHK, the suspect, who worked for the Maritime Self Defense Force for three years until around 2005,told investigators that he was dissatisfied with the former prime minister and intended to kill him.
During an emergency news briefing at the prime minister's office, chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said that the condition of Abe is "unknown".
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"Former prime minister Abe's condition is not currently known, and we are checking the situation," Matsuno said.
Abe was delivering a stump speech at an event ahead of Sunday's upper house elections when the apparent sound of gunshots were heard, national broadcaster NHK and the Kyodo news agency said.
The 67-year-old leadercollapsed and was bleeding from the neck, a source from his ruling Liberal Democratic Party told the Jiji news agency.
Abe isJapan's longest-serving prime minister.He held office in 2006 for one year and again from 2012 to 2020.
(With inputs from agencies)
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