Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Shot Dead in Nara City

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While making a stump speech on a street in Nara City, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot by a man from behind.

Abe was unconscious when he was rushed to a hospital and was bleeding from the chest.

Police were able to immediately take down the man suspected of firing at Abe.

UPDATE: FORMER PRIME MINISTER SHINZO ABE HAS DIED

Handguns are banned in Japan. The weapon used in the shooting appears to be an improvised sawed-off shotgun.

Weapon used in Japan shooting

RIP Shinzo Abe (21 September 1954 – 7 July 2022)

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