A gunman has assassinated the former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a campaign for a colleague.
Mr Abe was shot twice, in the chest and the neck, while giving a speech in the southern city of Nara on Friday morning.
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He was immediately rushed to the nearest hospital but was confirmed dead from blood loss minutes later.
The 41-year-old suspect was apprehended at the scene as he did not attempt to flee.
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Reports suggest that the suspect might have been offended by the former minister during his reign as Japan’s Prime Minister.
The 67-year-old was Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister, held office in 2006 for a year and returned between 2012 to 2020, but was forced to step down due to a health condition ‘Ulcerative Colitis’.