Here are the latest developments in the attack on former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Here are the latest developments in the attack on former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
former prime minister of japan Shinzo Abe He was shot twice in the chest while delivering a speech at Nara at around 11.30 a.m. Friday local time.
When people heard two gunshots, Mr. Abe collapsed and was bleeding. After that he was taken to the hospital. According to LDP officials, he was shot in the chest. The police has arrested one of the accused.
Mr Abe, 67, was delivering an election campaign speech for the Upper House of Japan’s parliament ahead of Sunday’s election.
Here are the latest updates:
Tokyo
Abe in ‘heart failure’
of japan NHK Public television has reported that the former prime minister is in ‘heart failure’. It was not immediately clear how serious Abe’s injuries were or if he was still exhibiting significant symptoms.
The term heart failure means that the heart cannot pump blood adequately and cannot supply needed oxygen to the rest of the body. In Japan, officials sometimes use the term to describe situations where victims are no longer alive, but preceded by a formal declaration of death.
Shinzo Abe | Eternal Prime Minister of Japan
Mr. Abe, 65, was Japan’s youngest post-war prime minister when he took office in 2006. The grandson of former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi and son of former Foreign Minister Shintaro Abe, he was destined for politics.
Mr. Abe’s greatest legacy may have been on the foreign policy front.
Hiroyuki Akita, a commentator on Nikkei in Tokyo, says that Mr. Abe pushed the idea of an “Indo-Pacific” region governed by rules and international norms earlier than his predecessors, and “a commitment to regional security cooperation by the US and Japan”. Established base. , India, Australia.” Mr Abe particularly favored closer ties with India, a relationship that had largely survived the ups and downs that had marked Japan’s other close ties, including the US.
Tokyo
Shinzo Abe shot, one suspect arrested
Mr Abe, 67, was campaigning and delivering a slogan on Sunday ahead of elections to the upper house of parliament when people heard shots fired. NHK said police had arrested a male suspect on suspicion of attempted murder from the scene.