Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has passed away in hospital after he was shot at in Nara. Initial reports claimed that shots were fired shortly before Abe fell ill and he was without vitals after arriving at hospital.
According to NHK, the public broadcaster of Japan, Abe appeared to be bleeding from the chest after being shot with a shotgun on Friday morning. Abe was the longest-serving prime minister of the nation until he resigned in 2020.
NHK only reported that a man had been detained; no other details were provided. Abe had gone to the city of Nara to make a campaign speech ahead of this Sunday’s upper house elections.
East of Osaka is where Nara is situated. Abe was the prime minister from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020.
Abe appeared to be having a cardiac arrest and wasn’t conscious, according to Kyodo News. The former prime minister was allegedly attacked by an unidentified man on a Nara street, according to the agency.
•Courtesy: MARCA.COM
