An exceptional event: Former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, Was shot today (Friday) in the upper chest during a speech he delivered in the city of Nara, immediately afterwards he was taken to the hospital when his condition is human but he is conscious. A senior government official said Abba had received blood transfusions, and his condition was “worrying”.
This is a video of former Prime Minister Abe being shot by a gun.
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Authorities said the former prime minister was hit by multiple shots to the left chest, and one to the neck. According to media reports in Japan, the shooter arrived behind Abe and shot him with a “shotgun” rifle. Local police arrested a 42-year-old man, a former soldier in the Japanese Navy, on suspicion of carrying out the shooting. The suspect told police he was unhappy with the former prime minister and that he intended to kill him.
Prime Minister of Japan, Pumio Kishida, Referred to the tragic incident and said that he was praying for Abba’s healing, and condemned the grave act. “We cannot accept the fact that this violent act took place during an election, the foundation of democracy,” he noted. He said this was not the time to discuss how the shooting would affect the political system.
Meanwhile, the US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken He said he was deeply concerned about the former prime minister’s condition. Former United States President Donald Trump He said that this was a completely destructive event, and he was praying for Abba.
Also, US Ambassador to Japan, Ram Emanuel, Said his country was “sad and shocked” by the shooting incident. “Abe has served as the extraordinary leader of Japan and an undisputed ally of the United States,” Emanuel said in a statement.