Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is dead after being shot Friday by a gunman during a stump speech for the weekend's House of Councillors election, a Liberal Democratic Party source said.
SİA informs, citing Kyodo News, that Japan's longest-serving leader was attacked by a 41-year-old man from behind at around 11:30 a.m. when he was speaking in front of Kintetsu Railway's Yamato-Saidaiji Station, police said, adding he collapsed to the ground after two shots were heard. He was rushed to hospital with blood seen on his shirt.
***10:25***
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stated on Friday that the country's former head of state Shinzo Abe, who was shot while campaigning earlier in the day, is in "grave condition," SİA reports citing Tele Trader
Speaking to reporters at an official press conference, Kishida said that all the members of the cabinet were told to halt their campaigns for the forthcoming election for the House of Councillors and return to Tokyo.
“Currently doctors are doing everything they can, at this moment. I am hoping and praying that former prime minister Abe will survive this,” he said.
He stressed that "such a violent act during an election campaign is unacceptable and it must be condemned in the strongest terms." About the attack on Abe, Kishida asserted that "I want to believe there was sufficient security but that will be part of the investigation."
*** 09:15
Former Japanese PM Abe Shinzo has died, UK Finance Minister Nadhim Zahawi wrote on Twitter, SİA reports.
"Heart breaking news from Japan. PM Shinzo Abe has died after being shot by an attacker. We enter politics to serve and try and make the world a better place, a good man has lost his life in pursuit of that noble aim. May he rest in eternal peace," noted Zahawi.
*** 08:33
There are conflicting reports about Shinzo Abe's condition, SİA reports.
NHK reported Abe was taken to hospital and appeared to be in cardo-respiratory arrest – a term used in Japan indicating no vital signs, and generally preceding a formal certification of death by a coroner.
AFP reported that the politician was between life and death.
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