Japanese PM Shinzo Abe was shot in the chest suspect seized!

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe was shot in the chest rushed to the hospital

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According to reports, Shinzo Abe, a former Japanese prime minister, was shot in the chest while giving a speech during a campaign event in Nara.

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After the incident, Abe lost consciousness and was taken urgently to a nearby hospital.

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On Friday, when he was delivering a stump speech on a street in Nara, he was assaulted from behind by a guy.

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The individual who assaulted the former PM has been detained by the police on the spot.

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The former Japanese prime minister reportedly passed out during a speech in the western Japanese city of Nara.

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According to early accounts, he could have been hurt. When an NHK reporter arrived on the scene of the event...

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he heard what appeared to be a gunshot and observed Abe bleeding. After a record-breaking term that brought unprecedented stability to the top

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Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, retired in August 2020 due to bad health.

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