Japan’s Ex-Leader Shinzo Abe Assassinated During Speech
Abe, 67, was shot from behind minutes after he started his speech at Nara. He was airlifted to a hospital for emergency treatment but was not breathing and his heart had stopped. He was pronounced dead later at the hospital.
NARA, Japan — The former Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation’s most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan, according to NHK public television.
Abe, 67, was shot from behind minutes after he started his speech at Nara. He was airlifted to a hospital for emergency treatment but was not breathing and his heart had stopped. He was pronounced dead later at the hospital, NHK said.
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