Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot on Friday in Nara while campaigning for the upcoming election, a Reuters report quoted a government spokesman. The former 67-year-old world leader did not show vital signs after being rushed to the hospital, the AFP news agency quoted Japanese media. A suspect has been taken to Custory.
Former Japanese prime minister Abe Shinzo fainted during his speech in Nara City, in Western Japan. The initial report said he might have been injured. A NHK reporter on the site hears something that sounds like a shot, and sees Abe bloody, “NHK said in a warning.
Head of Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, spoke to the media on Friday morning, said that he did not know Abe’s current condition. “Such acts of savagery cannot be tolerated,” he said. Meanwhile, the Nara City Fire Department said that Abe was in the arrest of cardiopulmoner before he was taken to the hospital.
How the attack occurred
The incident occurred at around 11:30 am (8.30 in the morning). Abe made a campaign speech on the road outside the train station ahead of the Sunday election to the Japanese Parliament High Council.
Two Witnesses – A NHK reporter and a female participant – told NHK that they heard two shots. The woman said that even though the first shot was hard, she didn’t see anyone falling. But after the second shot, he saw former PM Abe collapsed to the ground.
NHK reporters at the scene said two bangs in succession were heard during Abe’s speech. His safety personnel seemed to rush to help, in videos and images taken.
Abe has been beaten to the left of his chest when several shots were fired by the attacker, reporting Reuters, quoting TBS. Someone seems to have hit the former PM on the neck.
What we know about the suspect
A 41 -year -old man, Tetsuya Yamagami, who is believed to be a resident of Nara City, has been arrested for being suspected of carrying out an attempt to murder due to shooting at Abe, reporting the Japanese media house NHK quoted police sources.He is believed to be a former member of the militime martial arts military, reported Fuji TV.
A witness of the attack told NHK that a clear shooter did not try to escape after the shooting. He instead put a gun and remained on the spot because he was captured by security personnel.
The current Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is widely considered an Abe student, said the attack was savage.
This is savage and evil and cannot be tolerated. We will do everything we can … At this moment, the doctor works very hard to save Mr. Abe, he said in a television speech.Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was “very disturbed” by the news. “Very depressed by attacks on my good friend Abe Shinzo. Our thoughts and prayers accompany him, his family, and Japanese people, “he wrote on Twitter.
US Ambassador Rahm Emanuel said America was “sad and surprised” by the shooting. “Abe-san has become an extraordinary leader from Japan and an unrapged ally from the United States,” Emanuel said in a statement. “The US government and Americans pray for the welfare of Abe-san, their families, and Japanese people.”
Originally from the political family, Abe made the news as the longest PM on consecutive days in the office before he announced his decision to resign in 2020 after chronic disease reappeared. He shared a close relationship with India, visiting the country in 2006, 2014, 2015 and 2017.
