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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Has Been Shot During Speech

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Updated 05:41 8 Jul 2022 GMT+1Published 05:31 8 Jul 2022 GMT+1

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Has Been Shot During Speech

The ex-leader was attacked 'from behind' and collapsed to the ground.

Stewart Perrie

Stewart Perrie

Japan's former Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, has been shot during a campaign speech.

The Daily Mail reports the ex-leader was in the western city of Nara when he was 'attacked from behind'.

Abe was reportedly seen holding his chest and collapsed onto the ground.

Local media broadcaster, NHK, showed the moment security guards rushed to his side after the alleged shooing.

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A witness told the outlet: "He was giving a speech and a man came from behind.

"The first shot sounded like a toy. He didn't fall and there was a large bang.

"The second shot was more visible, you could see the spark and smoke.

"After the second shot, people surrounded him and gave him cardiac massage."

The shooter has been taken into custody.

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Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno has released a statement clarifying what investigators know at the moment.

"There was a gunshot at 11.30am the police have arrested one man," he said.

"Mr Abe’s condition is unknown.

"At the PM's office we have set a crisis management office.

"[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida] will be returning to PMO immediately.

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"Cabinet members nationwide campaigning will be returning to Tokyo.

"Such violence cannot be permitted and we oppose it strongly and we will take every measure possible. "

Featured Image Credit: Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo / Alamy Stock Photo. Rodrigo Reyes Marin/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

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Stewart Perrie
Stewart Perrie

Stewart Perrie is a Senior Journalist at LADbible. Stewart has covered the conflict in Syria for LADbible, interviewing a doctor on the front line, and has contributed to the hugely successful UOKM8 campaign. He is in charge of the LADbible Australia editorial content and social presence.

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