{"id":62339,"date":"2022-07-08T18:17:29","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T16:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/japan-former-prime-minister-shinzo-abe-shot-during-campaign-rally"},"modified":"2022-07-08T20:59:34","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T18:59:34","slug":"japan-former-prime-minister-shinzo-abe-shot-during-campaign-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/japan-former-prime-minister-shinzo-abe-shot-during-campaign-rally","title":{"rendered":"Japan Former Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, Shot During Campaign Rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been shot during a campaign rally in the city of Nara.<\/p>\n<p>Abe was shot twice while he was giving a speech, causing him to fall to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>His attacker, who has been identified as Tetsuya Yamagami, believed to be in his 40s and a resident of Nara, has been arrested.<\/p>\n<p>Former Tokyo governor Yoichi Masuzoe said in a tweet that the 67-year-old Abe was in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Cardiopulmonary arrest is the term that is often used before a death is officially confirmed in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>The Fire and Disaster Management Agency confirmed that Abe had a bullet wound on the right of his neck, and also suffered subcutaneous bleeding under the left part of his chest.<\/p>\n<p>It could not be confirmed if both shots hit him, or if a bullet hit him on the neck and travelled elsewhere. Speaking to reporters, the chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said:<\/p>\n<p>Former prime minister Abe was shot at around 11:30 local time (02:30 GMT) in Nara. One man, believed to be the shooter, has been taken into custody. The condition of former prime minister Abe is currently unknown.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the reason, such a barbaric act can never be tolerated, and we strongly condemn it.<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitnesses said they saw a man carrying what they described as a large gun and firing from behind as Abe was giving a stump speech for a candidate in Nara.<\/p>\n<p>He immediately fell to the ground bleeding. Security officers detained the attacker who made no attempt to run.<\/p>\n<p>Local news broadcaster NHK said that police have seized the attacker\u2019s gun and identified him.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, is believed to be a former member of Japan\u2019s Maritime Self-Defense Force.<\/p>\n<p>The shooter is believed to have built the gun himself as photographs taken as the suspect was being apprehended show what looks like an improvised, or home-made, double-barrelled shotgun.<\/p>\n<p><b>BBC News<\/b><\/p>\n<p>reported that gun violence is very rare in Japan, and guns are extremely difficult to own.<\/p>\n<p>Abe was Japan\u2019s longest-serving prime minister and held office in 2006 for a year and then again from 2012 to 2020.<\/p>\n<p>He resigned citing health reasons. He later revealed that he had suffered a relapse of ulcerative colitis, an intestinal disease.<\/p>\n<p>Download the Pindula App for a better user experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been shot during a campaign rally in the city of Nara. Abe was shot twice while he was giving a speech, causing him to fall to the ground. 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