Former Japanese PM Abe showing no vital signs after being shot


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  • Friday, 08 Jul 2022

Bekas perdana menteri Jepun, Shinzo Abe. Foto: Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO/REX/Shutterstock .

TOKYO: Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe (pic) collapsed and showed no signs of life after being shot on Friday during a speech in the western city of Nara, Xinhua reported, quoting a local media report.

A gunshot was heard at the site and Abe was seen bleeding after he was shot from behind by an unidentified man with a gun, according to the police.

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