Witnesses reported hearing gunshots in the apparent attack in Nara, Japan.
Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, lies on the ground Friday in Nara, Japan after he reportedly was shot while giving a campaign speech. TOKYO — Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in heart failure after apparently being shot Friday during a campaign speech in western Japan, NHK public television said.
Abe was in Nara campaigning ahead of Sunday’s election for the parliament’s upper house and was giving a speech when people heard a gunshot.The attack was a shock in a country that’s one of the world’s safest and with some of the strictest gun control laws anywhere. It was not immediately clear how serious Abe’s injuries were or if he was still displaying vital signs.
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