Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has died. During a rally in Nara town this morning, the assailant attacked him and fired two bullets at him. He was then admitted to the hospital, where his condition remained critical. Doctors tried their best to save him, but could not be saved. Japan's NHK World Radio has confirmed his death. He was addressing an election rally in the western Japanese city of Nara on Friday morning. During this, coming very close to him, the attacker fired two bullets at him one after the other.
Shinzo Abe fell to the ground shortly after being shot and was immediately taken to the hospital. He was airlifted, but could not be saved even after all the efforts in the hospital. Doctors say that his heart had stopped working and he was having trouble breathing. He was kept under intensive medical observation, but his health continued to deteriorate. 67-year-old Shinzo Abe was Japan's longest-serving prime minister. He was the PM from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020. His grandfather was also the Prime Minister of Japan and then his father was also the country's foreign minister.
Shinzo Abe's 41-year-old attacker also identified
The police immediately arrested the man who attacked Shinzo Abe. The name of the 41-year-old accused is being told as Tetsuya Yamagami. At the moment, the police are questioning Yamagami. At the same time, the present PM Fumiya Kishida has also announced that this incident will not be tolerated. Yamagami attacked Abe with a shotgun. The attack took place when the former PM was delivering a speech at Yamato Saidaji station in Nara city. Some videos related to the incident have also surfaced.
Shinzo Abe's grandfather was also the country's PM, father was a foreign minister
Shinzo Abe's family also has a rich history, having been in power for decades. His grandfather Kishi Nobusuke was the Prime Minister of Japan twice from 1957 to 1960. Apart from this, his father Shintaro Abe has also been the Foreign Minister of Japan. After the death of his father in 1993, Shinzo Abe decided to run for the first time in Japan's general election. Shinzo Abe had a great political stature even before becoming the Prime Minister of Japan. As Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, he also accompanied the then PM on a visit to North Korea.
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