Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died on Friday after being shot at during an election campaign, according to NHK.
Nara University Hospital also confirmed Abe’s death. Doctor Hidetada Fukushima said, “Shinzo Abe was taken (to the hospital) at 12.20. His heart was in stagnant on arrival. Doctors tried to revive him, but unfortunately he died at 17.03” (0803 GMT).
Abby was was attacked Shot dead today, while giving a speech during an election campaign in the western city of Nara.
executor arrest
The police revealed that they had arrested a 41-year-old man suspected of carrying out the attack. The National Broadcasting Corporation quoted the suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, as telling police that he was dissatisfied with Abe and wanted to kill him.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno stressed in a press briefing that “such a barbaric act cannot be tolerated.” He added that Abe was shot at around 1130 am local time (0230 GMT).
two bullets
For its part, the Radio and Television Corporation broadcast a video clip showing Abe giving a speech in the context of an election campaign outside a train station when two shots were heard.
The scene then became blurry for a while, and then security officials are shown dealing with a person on the ground wearing a gray shirt and brown pants. Smoke was seen behind Abe in another video clip broadcast by the authority.
Picture of the weapon used in the attack
Shinzo Abe after being shot
Shinzo Abe after being shot today (Archyde.com)
In addition, a Kyodo News Agency photo showed Abe lying on the ground in the street, face up, blood soaking his white shirt. People were gathering around him and one of them gave a heart massage.
TBS television reported that Abe was wounded in the left side of the chest and apparently also in the neck.