Tokyo – Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe has been confirmed dead after he was shot at a campaign event on Friday, public broadcaster NHK and the Jiji news agency reported.
“According to a senior LDP (Liberal Democratic Party) official, former prime minister Abe died at a hospital in Kashihara city, Nara region, where he was receiving medical treatment. He was 67,” NHK said.
Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot at a campaign event on Friday, a government spokesperson said, as local media reported the ex-leader was showing no vital signs. #AfricanInsider https://t.co/xFe1lGMwEN
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