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Japan to hold state funeral for ex-PM Abe on Sept 27 - sources

A mourner offers flowers next to pictures of late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, on the day to mark a week after his assassination at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo, Japan July 15, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan plans a state funeral on Sept. 27 for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who was shot to death at a campaign rally this month, a government official and leading ruling party source said on Wednesday.

An official decision will be made at a cabinet meeting on Friday, they added.

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