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In photos: Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe shot in chest during campaign event

Updated On: 08 July, 2022 02:59 PM IST |

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation`s most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan, according to NHK public television.Pics/PTI

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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation`s most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan, according to NHK public television.Pics/PTI

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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation`s most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan, according to NHK public television.Pics/PTI
<p>Abe, 67, was shot from behind minutes after he started his speech in Nara. He was airlifted to a hospital for emergency treatment but was not breathing and his heart had stopped. He was pronounced dead later at the hospital</p>

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Abe, 67, was shot from behind minutes after he started his speech in Nara. He was airlifted to a hospital for emergency treatment but was not breathing and his heart had stopped. He was pronounced dead later at the hospital

<p>Police arrested the suspected gunman at the scene of an attack that shocked many in Japan, which is one of the world`s safest nations and has some of the strictest gun control laws anywhere</p>

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Police arrested the suspected gunman at the scene of an attack that shocked many in Japan, which is one of the world`s safest nations and has some of the strictest gun control laws anywhere

<p>Abe was Japan`s longest-serving leader before stepping down in 2020. NHK aired a dramatic video of Abe giving a speech outside a train station in the western city of Nara</p>

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Abe was Japan`s longest-serving leader before stepping down in 2020. NHK aired a dramatic video of Abe giving a speech outside a train station in the western city of Nara

<p>A man, center, is detained near the site of gunshots in Nara, western Japan. Pic/PTI</p>

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A man, center, is detained near the site of gunshots in Nara, western Japan. Pic/PTI

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