Update (2317ET): Accroding to Kyodo news, former Japanese Prime Minister Abe is reportedly showing no signs of life and has suffered from cardiac arrest after being taken to the hospital, according to police and fire officials.
🇯🇵 High quality footage of the former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, being shot at from behind with an improvised double barreled shotgun. pic.twitter.com/kwoL1lf57r
— 🇺🇸mai🌟ke🇨🇦 (@maike809588) July 8, 2022
BREAKING! Nara, Japan: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been shot during speech.
Suspect has been arrested. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been rushed to hospital after being possibly shot in the chest. pic.twitter.com/VPDi4JIVVD— 🇺🇸mai🌟ke🇨🇦 (@maike809588) July 8, 2022
Here are stills of the attacker being apprehended. pic.twitter.com/MFvunBC1qc
— Nick Kapur (@nick_kapur) July 8, 2022
The 67-year-old was shot from approximately 3 meters (10 feet) away. The suspect, 42-year-old Yamagami Tatsuya, reportedly stayed on the scene until his arrest on an attempted murder charge.
Nikkei 225 futures erased gains following news of Abe’s collapse, while the yen gained with US Treasuries.
This is horrendously shocking news about former Japan PM Shinzo Abe. He was an outspoken leader for freedom and opposed the Regime.
— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) July 8, 2022
Shinzo Abe has been one of the fiercest anti-communists in all of Asia and was never afraid to stand up to the CCP. He dedicated his life to defending his country
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) July 8, 2022
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