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Japan’s ex-PM Shot Campaigning for Sunday’s Election

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July 8, 2022
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Japan’s ex-PM Shot Campaigning for Sunday’s Election

•Shinzo Abe

 

Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Shot has been shot while campaigning in the city of Nara.

The 67-year-old is in “grave condition”, his successor, Fumio Kishida, said on Friday, while local media, citing fire department officials, said the former prime minister was showing “no vital signs” and was in a state of cardiac arrest.

Police said a 41-year-old male suspect has been arrested at the scene.

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Here’s what we know about the shooting so far.

What Happened?

  • Officials and local media said Abe was shot at 11:30am (02:30 GMT) while delivering a campaign speech on a street near the Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara, ahead of Sunday’s election for Japan’s Upper House.
  • The NHK broadcaster said its
    •An aerial view shows the site after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was apparently shot during an election campaign in Nara, western Japan on July 8, 2022 [Kyodo via Reuters]
    reporter on the scene heard two gunshots before Abe collapsed on the street.
  • It aired footage showing Abe clutching his chest, with his shirt smeared in blood.
  • The suspected gunman shot at the former prime minister from behind, the broadcaster added.
  • TBS Television, meanwhile, reported that Abe had been shot on the left side of his chest and apparently also in the neck.
  • Kishida said the motive for the attack was not yet known.

 

What is Abe’s Condition?

  • Abe was immediately transferred to Nara Medical University in Kashihara city.
  • NHK and Kyodo news agency said Abe appeared to be in a state of cardiac arrest when airlifted to hospital, after having initially been conscious and responsive.
  • The Associated Press news agency quoted a local fire department official as saying that Abe was not breathing and said that his heart had stopped while being airlifted to hospital.
  • Kishida, the incumbent prime minister, said Abe was in a “grave condition” and that he was hoping for “Abe’s survival from the depths” of his heart.

 

Who is the Suspect?

  • Local media have identified the suspect as Yamagami Tetsuya, a Nara resident. He was arrested at the scene on charges of attempted murder.
  • NHK said the suspected gunman had used a handmade gun in the attack and quoted defence sources as saying that he had worked for the Maritime Self-Defense Force for three years until 2005.
  • Police said the suspect told investigators he was dissatisfied with the former prime minister and intended to kill him, according to NHK.
  • It was not clear why he was angry with Abe.
    •This screen grab shows a man being held near the location where former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot in Nara, western Japan, on July 8, 2022 [Kyodo/via Reuters]
     

What Has Been the Reaction?

  • The shooting prompted shock and condemnation in Japan and around the world.
  • Kishida described the attack as “dastardly and barbaric” while US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called the shooting “a very, very sad moment”.
  • Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the news “shocking”, while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was “deeply distressed” by the attack.
  • Some in Japan said the attack was especially “tragic and surprising” as political violence is rare in the country.
  • “This is certainly not something we are used to seeing in Tokyo. We never have this kind of gun violence. [We have] one of the lowest rates of homicide in the world,” Benoit Hardy-Chartrand, a professor at Japan’s Temple University, told Al Jazeera.
  • “So this comes as a shock to everyone, especially considering the stature of the importance of the victim of Abe Shinzo, one of the most important post-war politicians for Japan.”
  • Japanese officials said all election campaigns have been temporarily suspended.

 

 

•Text, except headline, courtesy of ALJAZEERA

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