BREAKING: Ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe confirmed dead after shooting
Former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe has been confirmed dead.
“Former prime minister Abe died at a hospital in Kashihara city, Nara, where he was receiving medical treatment”, said national broadcaster NHK.
Abe was shot Friday morning while delivering a speech ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary election.
Abe collapsed after a man opened fire from behind; two bullets hit him.
The politician was speaking in front of Kintetsu Railway’s Yamato-Saidaiji Station.
Abe, ex-leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was campaigning for a LDP candidate.
The 67-year-old was rushed to the Nara Medical University Hospital in Kashihara City.
The local police and emergency services had disclosed that Abe showed no vital signs