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Shinzo Abe Dies After Being Shot During Campaign Speech in Japan’s Nara

Japan's NHK television says former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot during a campaign speech. Abe was shot from behind minutes after he started his speech Friday in Nara in western Japan.

Shinzo Abe Dies After Being Shot During Campaign Speech in Japan’s Nara

Nara, July 8: Japan's NHK television says former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot during a campaign speech. Abe was shot from behind minutes after he started his speech Friday in Nara in western Japan.

He was airlifted to a hospital for emergency treatment but was not breathing and his heart had stopped. He was pronounced dead later at the hospital. Shinzo Abe Assassinated: Former Japanese PM Dies After Being Shot At Campaign Event in Nara.

The 67-year-old Abe was Japan's longest-serving leader before stepping down for health reasons in 2020.

Police arrested the suspected gunman at the scene of the attack, which shocked people in a country known as one of the world's safest.