Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Confirmed Dead After Being Shot While Giving A Campaign Speech

Japan former prime minister, Shinzo Abe who was shot earlier today at a campaign event is confirmed death, according to Japan’s national broadcaster.
The Former prime minister Abe was shot at around 11:30 am, on Friday July 8, in the country’s western region of Nara.

67-year-old Abe, is recognized as the longest serving prime minister in Japan. He was shot while giving a campaign speech.

Reportedly, the suspected attacker is said to be a man in his 40s, he was trace at the scene by the Japanese secret service personnel and arrested. Though it not yet known his motive for the attack.

Abe sustained wounds on the right side of his neck and left clavicle after being shot.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was “deeply distressed by the attack” and described Abe as a “dear friend”.

In Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his country’s “thoughts are with [Abe’s] family and the people of Japan at this time”.

Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore’e PM, shared a post on Facebook, describing the shooting as a “senseless act of violence”. He also described Abe as “a good friend of Singapore”.
New Zealand’s leader Jacinda Ardern recalled Abe being one of the first world leaders she met “when I became Prime Minister”. And she said: “Events like this shake us all to the core.”

Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, gave a brief reaction in which he said he “didn’t know” much about the incident. He also expressed “my condolences to my Japanese colleague for what happened.”
The shooting of Abe in Japan is shocking as Gun violence is very rare in Japan, and guns are extremely difficult to own.
Photographs taken as the suspect was being apprehended show what looks like an improvised, or home-made, double-barrelled shotgun.