As Fuji TV reported, the attacker is a former member of the Japanese Navy and the rifle with which he opened fire on Abe was handmade.
Japan is in a state of shock after 67-year-old former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot in the back during his campaign speech in the western city of Nara.
Abe is hospitalized in a very critical condition, as informed by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and added that doctors are doing everything they can to keep him alive. Earlier, Japanese media reported that the veteran politician had no vital signs.
“Dissatisfied” declared the perpetrator – He shot with a hand-made rifle
The images of the moment of the suspect’s arrest are going around the world. This is a man of about 40 years old, who was arrested for attempted murder.
As Fuji TV reported, the attacker is a former member of the Japanese Navy and the rifle with which he opened fire on Abe was handmade.
Japan’s gun laws are among the strictest in the world.
The history of the attack
As the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (FDK) was speaking at his party’s pre-election event, two or three gunshots were heard in quick succession. According to a young woman who was at the scene, the attacker opened fire while he was “on the back” of Shinzo Abe. The first bullet missed, according to her.
Mr. Abe was hit in the back and neck and was bleeding from the chest, according to media reports and various videos of the incident. His aides had gathered over the collapsed former prime minister, with at least one giving him massages, according to a PFK official who spoke to the Jiji news agency.
The parties suspend their election campaign
The horrific incident happened shortly before Sunday’s election to renew the composition of the Japanese Senate.
The election campaign is suspended according to announcements made by the press offices of the parties and the country’s media.
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