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Former [[Prime Minister of Japan]] [[Shinzo Abe]] was shot in the chest during a campaign speech near [[Yamato-Saidaiji Station]] in [[Nara, Nara|Nara]] at approximately 11:30 [[Japan Standard Time]] on 8 July 2022.<ref name="NHKWorld">{{cite news |date=8 July 2022 |title=Man taken into custody after former Japanese PM Abe Shinzo collapses |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220708_19/ |work=[[NHK World]] |accessdate=8 July 2022}}</ref> Abe was transported to a local hospital with a chest wound, reported to be unconscious with no vitals.<ref name="NHKWorld"/> The assailant was apprehended by police.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nakamaru |first=Ryotaro |date=7 July 2022<!--US time--> |title=Former Japan PM Abe Unconscious After Shooting; Man in Custody |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-08/former-japan-pm-abe-collapses-after-shots-heard-man-in-custody |work=Bloomberg News |accessdate=8 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=8 July 2022 |title=Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe unconscious after being shot in Nara |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/07/08/national/abe-attacked-nara/ |work=[[Japan Times]] |agency=[[Kyodo News]] |accessdate=8 July 2022}}</ref>
Former [[Prime Minister of Japan]] [[Shinzo Abe]] was shot in the chest during a campaign speech near [[Yamato-Saidaiji Station]] in [[Nara, Nara|Nara]] at approximately 11:30 [[Japan Standard Time]] on 8 July 2022.<ref name="NHKWorld">{{cite news |date=8 July 2022 |title=Man taken into custody after former Japanese PM Abe Shinzo collapses |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220708_19/ |work=[[NHK World]] |accessdate=8 July 2022}}</ref> Abe was transported to a local hospital with a chest wound, reported to be unconscious with no vitals.<ref name="NHKWorld"/> The assailant was apprehended by police.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nakamaru |first=Ryotaro |date=7 July 2022<!--US time--> |title=Former Japan PM Abe Unconscious After Shooting; Man in Custody |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-08/former-japan-pm-abe-collapses-after-shots-heard-man-in-custody |work=Bloomberg News |accessdate=8 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=8 July 2022 |title=Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe unconscious after being shot in Nara |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/07/08/national/abe-attacked-nara/ |work=[[Japan Times]] |agency=[[Kyodo News]] |accessdate=8 July 2022}}</ref>


According to ''[[The Guardian]]'', Abe was shot from behind with a [[shotgun]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/08/shinzo-abe-former-japan-prime-minister-shot-during-speech-reports</ref>
According to ''[[The Guardian]]'' and various other sources, Abe was shot from behind with a [[shotgun]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/08/shinzo-abe-former-japan-prime-minister-shot-during-speech-reports</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:29, 8 July 2022

Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe was shot in the chest during a campaign speech near Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara at approximately 11:30 Japan Standard Time on 8 July 2022.[1] Abe was transported to a local hospital with a chest wound, reported to be unconscious with no vitals.[1] The assailant was apprehended by police.[2][3]

According to The Guardian and various other sources, Abe was shot from behind with a shotgun.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Man taken into custody after former Japanese PM Abe Shinzo collapses". NHK World. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  2. ^ Nakamaru, Ryotaro (7 July 2022). "Former Japan PM Abe Unconscious After Shooting; Man in Custody". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe unconscious after being shot in Nara". Japan Times. Kyodo News. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  4. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/08/shinzo-abe-former-japan-prime-minister-shot-during-speech-reports