Public broadcaster NHK said he appeared to have been shot from behind by a man with a shotgun
Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe lies on the ground after apparent shooting during an election campaign in Nara, western Japan on July 8 2022. Picture: KYODO via REUTERS
Shots were heard and a white puff of smoke was seen as Abe made a stump speech for a Sunday upper house election outside a train station in the western city, NHK said.Matsuno, told a briefing Abe had been shot at about 11:30am , adding, “Such an act of barbarity cannot be tolerated.” But he has remained a dominant presence over the ruling Liberal Democratic party party, controlling one of its major factions.
The ambassador of the US, Rahm Emanuel, said he was saddened and shocked by the shooting of an outstanding leader and unwavering ally. The US government and people were praying for Abe's wellbeing, he said. In a historic shift in 2014, his government reinterpreted the postwar, pacifist constitution to allow troops to fight overseas for the first time since World War 2.
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