Abe’s assassination ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary election shocked the nation and raised questions over whether security for the former prime minister was adequate.
The assassin stood metres behind Abe, took aim with his hand-made gun, made of two pipes and a board, and two bullets hit the Japanese leader on his neck and chest. Abe passed away six hours after the attack due to huge blood loss.
Shinzo Abe assassination: Modi, Biden and Albanese said Abe was a "transformative leader" for Japan and worked tirelessly to advance a shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific. The Quad comprised India, the US, Japan and Australia.
Shinzo Abe death: According to the White House, Abe played a formative role in the founding of the Quad partnership and worked tirelessly to advance a shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific.
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PM Modi wrote in his letter how The Quad, the ASEAN-led forums, the Indo Pacific Oceans Initiative, the Asia-Africa Growth Corridor and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure all benefited from the late Japanese PM's contributions.
Shinzo Abe assassination: Kishida, who along with his Cabinet ministers hastily returned to Tokyo from campaign events around the country after the shooting, condemned the attack as “dastardly and barbaric".
Abe, 67, was shot from behind minutes after he began his speech ahead of the weekend's Upper House elections in one of the world's safest nations that has some of the strictest gun control laws anywhere, according to Kyodo News.
Shinzo Abe death: Japan, with a population of 125 million, had just 10 gun-related criminal cases last year, resulting in one death and four injuries, according to police. Eight of those cases were gang-related.
Shinzo Abe Death News: Shinzo Abe served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020. He was Japan's longest-serving leader before stepping down for health reasons in 2020.
Shinzo Abe Death News: Shinzo Abe served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020. He was the longest-serving Prime Minister in Japanese history.
Shinzo Abe shooting: Fumio Kishida said that such kind of act is never permissible in any democracy.
Shinzo Abe shooting: Former Japan PM is born in Tokyo, the son of Shintaro Abe, who served as Japan’s foreign minister, and grandson of Nobusuke Kishi, a former prime minister.
Shinzo Abe shooting: Suspected shooter Yamagami Tetsuya, is himself a former maritime self-defense force member. He resigned in 2005.
Shinzo Abe was shot at by a man in Japan's Nara. The shocking video of the attack has gone viral on social media. Here's how netizens across the world are reacting to the terrifying attack on the former Japanese PM.
Shinzo Abe shot at: The gun attack on former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has come as a big shock as Japan has the strictest gun control laws.
Shinzo Abe shot: Abe was airlifted to a hospital but he was not breathing and his heart had stopped, officials in Japan said.
Shinzo Abe News: Shinzo Abe was the longest-serving Prime Minister of Japan. His term as PM first started in 2006, and lasted for a year, after which he again took up the role in 2012 and remained PM till 2020.
The incident took place in Nara town where he was addressing an election meeting ahead of Sunday's polling for the Upper House of the Parliament.
Shinzo Abe death news: Shinzo Abe, Japan's former Prime Minister, was addressing an election event in Nara when he was assassinated.
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