Shinzo Abe, Former Japanese Prime Minister, Shot While Addressing Crowd in Nara; Hospitalized
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot as he was addressing a crowd in Nara prefecture on Friday, state broadcaster NHK reported.
Tokyo, July 8: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot as he was addressing a crowd in Nara prefecture on Friday, state broadcaster NHK reported.
Citing Liberal Democratic Party sources, the NHK news report said they that Abe was shot in the chest and was taken to hospital. Shinzo Abe, Former Japan PM, Shot at in City of Nara: Reports.
Further details were awaited.
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