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==Reactions==
==Reactions==
Condolences for Shinzo Abe were sent by world leaders, including France<ref>{{Citation|url=https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1545310303621193728|title=President Macron condolences|url-status=live|access-date=8 July 2022|archive-date=8 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708094150/https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1545310303621193728}}</ref> and Malaysia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-08 |title=In condolence message, Agong recalls meeting with Japan's Abe |url=https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2022/07/08/in-condolence-message-agong-recalls-meeting-with-japans-abe |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=MalaysiaNow |language=en}}</ref>
Condolences for Shinzo Abe were sent by world leaders, including those of [[France]],<ref>{{Citation|url=https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1545310303621193728|title=President Macron condolences|url-status=live|access-date=8 July 2022|archive-date=8 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708094150/https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1545310303621193728}}</ref> [[Malaysia]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-08 |title=In condolence message, Agong recalls meeting with Japan's Abe |url=https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2022/07/08/in-condolence-message-agong-recalls-meeting-with-japans-abe |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=MalaysiaNow |language=en}}</ref> and [[India]].<ref>[https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/shinzo-abe-dies-pm-modi-says-saddened-beyond-words-one-day-national-mourning-tomorrow-2022-07-08-790600 Shinzo Abe dies: PM Modi says 'saddened beyond words'; one-day national mourning tomorrow]
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of assassinated and executed heads of state and government]]
* [[List of assassinated and executed heads of state and government]]

Revision as of 10:44, 8 July 2022

Assassination of Shinzo Abe
Abe was shot near Yamato-Saidaiji Station (pictured here in 2012)
Map
LocationNear Yamato-Saidaiji Station, Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Date8 July 2022 (2022-07-08)
c. 11:30 JST (UTC+9:00)
TargetShinzo Abe
Attack type
Assassination, shooting
WeaponsImprovised shotgun[1][2]
Deaths1 (Shinzo Abe)

On 8 July 2022, Shinzo Abe, a former prime minister of Japan, was shot and killed while delivering a campaign speech near Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara, Nara Prefecture, at approximately 11:30 a.m. JST (UTC+9).[3][4]

Assassination

On 8 July 2022, Abe was making a speech on behalf of Councillor Kei Satō, a Liberal Democratic Party candidate running for re-election, ahead of upcoming upper house elections scheduled on Sunday, 10 July. At approximately 11:30 a.m. JST (UTC+9), Abe was shot at twice from behind with an improvised[1] double-barreled shotgun,[2] and collapsed. The pellets were deep enough to reach his heart.[5][6][7][8]

Abe was initially conscious and communicative right after he was shot. He was transported to a local hospital by an emergency helicopter with a wound on the right side of his neck and internal bleeding under his left chest and was reported to have no vital signs when he arrived at Nara Medical University Hospital in Kashihara.[8][3][9] At a press conference held from 2:45 p.m., Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Abe was in a critical condition and that "doctors [were] doing everything they [could]".[10] Abe died at the hospital at 5:03 p.m., around five and a half hours after the shooting.[11][12][13]

Suspect

Tetsuya Yamagami (Japanese: 山上徹也), a 41-year-old man from Nara City and a former member of the Maritime Self-Defense Force from 2002 to 2005, was arrested by Nara Prefectural Police at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder and was transferred to the Nara West Police Station. He was described as being calm and making no attempts to flee.[14][15][16] Yamagami told investigators that he was dissatisfied with the former prime minister and intended to kill him.[17]

Aftermath

A crisis management center was established at the prime minister's office.[18] Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who was in Yamagata Prefecture for the election campaign, cancelled his remaining schedule in order to return to Tokyo.[9] All other members of the incumbent cabinet were also called back to Tokyo, with the exception of Foreign Affairs Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi who was in Indonesia for G20 meetings, according to Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno.[19]

Reactions

Condolences for Shinzo Abe were sent by world leaders, including those of France,[20] Malaysia[21] and India.[22]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b "Shooting of Japan's Ex-Leader Shocks Nation Where Guns Are Rare". Bloomberg News. 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Man taken into custody after former Japanese PM Abe Shinzo collapses". NHK World. 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Former Japanese PM Abe Shinzo showing no vital signs after apparently being shot". NHK World. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Japan ex-leader Shinzo Abe apparently shot, in heart failure". Associated Press. 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Shinzo Abe, former Japan prime minister, shot during speech – report". TheGuardian.com. 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  7. ^ Sim, Walter (8 July 2022). "Japan's ex-PM Shinzo Abe collapses in Nara after being shot, shows no vital signs: Media". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  8. ^ a b Yeung, Jessie; Mogul, Rhea; Regan, Helen (8 July 2022). "Bullet that killed Abe was "deep enough to reach his heart," medical officials say". CNN. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  9. ^ a b Nakamaru, Ryotaro (7 July 2022). "Former Japan PM Abe Unconscious After Shooting; Man in Custody". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Shinzo Abe shot: former Japan prime minister in critical condition, says PM Kishida – live updates". the Guardian. 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  11. ^ "安倍氏は午後5時3分に死亡確認" [Mr. Abe confirmed dead at 5:03pm] (in Japanese). Kyodo News. 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Shinzo Abe: Japan's ex-leader dies after being shot - local media". BBC News. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  13. ^ "安倍晋三元首相死亡 奈良県で演説中に銃で撃たれる" [Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dead, shot while giving a speech in Nara Prefecture]. 日本放送協会 [NHK] (in Japanese). 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe unconscious after being shot in Nara". Japan Times. Kyodo News. 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  15. ^ 日本放送協会. "安倍元首相銃撃 41歳男"殺そうと思って狙った"【速報中】 | NHK" [Former Prime Minister Abe Shooter, 41-year-old man, “I intended to kill him.”]. NHKニュース (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  16. ^ "【速報】山上徹也容疑者は元海上自衛隊員 安倍首相、心肺停止" [[Breaking news] Tetsuya Yamagami is a former Maritime Self-Defense Force member Prime Minister Abe, cardiopulmonary arrest]. FNN (in Japanese). Fuji News Network. 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Police: Suspect 'intended to kill' former PM Abe". NHK. NHK. 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  18. ^ Rich, Motoko; Dooley, Ben (8 July 2022). "Suspect Is in Custody After Shinzo Abe Is Wounded". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  19. ^ "東京に戻るよう閣僚に指示と官房長官" [Directed ministers to come back to Tokyo - Chief Cabinet Secretary] (in Japanese). Kyodo News. 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  20. ^ President Macron condolences, archived from the original on 8 July 2022, retrieved 8 July 2022
  21. ^ "In condolence message, Agong recalls meeting with Japan's Abe". MalaysiaNow. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  22. ^ Shinzo Abe dies: PM Modi says 'saddened beyond words'; one-day national mourning tomorrow
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