The Japanese prime minister died in a gunshot attack in Nara. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida paid a condolence visit to the widow.
The corpse of killed former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was brought to the capital Tokyo one day after the assassination in the old imperial city of Nara. A hearse, accompanied by Abe’s wife Akie, left the hospital where the politician was treated for gunshot wounds and later pronounced dead early Saturday morning. The car later arrived in front of her home in Tokyo, as reported by the NHK television station.
head of government Fumio Kishida paid the widow a condolence visit. Meanwhile, the day after the assassination, many people laid flowers at the scene and prayed for Abe’s soul.
The election campaign for the upper house elections in parliament this Sunday, which was overshadowed by the attack, entered its final phase. Even before the attack, polls pointed to a clear victory for the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which Abe had led for a long time, and the smaller Komeito party. You should secure the majority in the chamber.
Abe was on Friday during a campaign speech on the street by a 41-year-old ex-Marine gunned down with a homemade gun been. According to the media, there will be a wake for Abe on Monday and a burial with close relatives the following day.
(APA/dpa)