Shinzo Abe shooting: what we know so far about attack on former Japanese PM
has diedAbe appeared to be in a state of cardiac arrest when he was airlifted to hospital after the shooting.Police arrested a 42-year-old man
at the scene. He has been named as Tetsuya Yamagami, from Nara. He is a former member of the maritime self-defence force, according to Fuji TV. He reportedly left the force in 2005.Media reports quoted police as saying that. Japan’s gun-ownership restrictions do not allow private citizens to have handguns, and licensed hunters may own only rifles.
. “I am incredibly shocked,” Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike told a regular news conference before Abe’s death was announced, fighting back tears and sniffling audibly. “No matter the reason, such a heinous act is absolutely unforgivable. It is an affront against democracy.”hastily returned to Tokyo from campaign events around the country.
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