Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Dies After Being Shot During Campaign Event

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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died on Friday after being shot during an election campaign event in Nara, Japan, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported, in an incident that has shocked the country where shootings and political violence is extremely rare.

Key Facts

Citing a senior official from Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party, NHK reports that the former prime minister died at the hospital where he was being treated for his bullet wounds.

Abe was 67 and is survived by his wife Akie Abe.

This is a developing story.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2022/07/08/former-japanese-prime-minister-shinzo-abe-dies-after-being-shot-during-campaign-event/