On Friday, the Japanese government confirmed that former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had been shot in Nara’s western region.
“Abe, the former Prime Minister, was shot around 11:30 a.m. in Nara.” One man, believed to be the shooter, has been apprehended.
Former Prime Minister Abe’s condition is currently unknown,” chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters.
According to police sources, a man in his 40s was arrested for attempted murder and a gun was confiscated from him, according to NHK.
The former leader was giving a stump speech at an event ahead of Sunday’s upper house elections when the sound of gunshots was heard, according to NHK and the Kyodo news agencies.
The former leader was giving a stump speech at an event ahead of Sunday’s upper house elections when the sound of gunshots was heard, according to NHK and the Kyodo news agencies.
“He was giving a speech when a man came from behind,” a young woman who was present at the time told NHK.