Shinzo Abe of Japan Dies After Being Shot During Speech

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The former prime minister, 67, was assassinated on Friday in the city of Nara. He served in the office longer than anyone before stepping down in 2020.

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Footage shared on social media showed the scene after Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan, was assassinated while giving a speech in western Japan.

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A 41-year-old man is in custody, accused of shooting Mr. Abe.

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Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, died on Friday at 67, after being shot while campaigning for a candidate ahead of national elections.

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The police arrested a suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, on an initial charge of attempted murder before Mr. Abe’s death was announced.

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The Japanese Fire and Disaster Management Agency said that Mr. Abe had been shot in his right neck and left chest.

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Footage on social media showed Mr. Abe collapsed and bleeding on the ground in the western city of Nara, near Kyoto.

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Hidetada Fukushima, the professor in charge of emergency medicine at Nara Medical University Hospital, said on Friday evening that Mr. Abe was pronounced dead there shortly.

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