Japanese former prime minister Abe has died, says NHK

Akie Abe (centre), wife of former Japanese prime minster Shinzo Abe, arrives at Nara Medical University Hospital in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, where her husband was transferred after being shot during an election campaign in Nara on July 8, 2022. Shinzo Abe has died, public broadcaster NHK said on Friday. - Reuters

TOKYO, July 8 (Reuters): Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died, public broadcaster NHK said on Friday.

Abe, 67, had been delivering a stump speech near a train station in the western city of Nara when he was shot by an assailant.