Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan, died Friday after being shot while delivering a speech. The 67-year-old, the country’s longest-serving prime minister, was shot while campaigning on behalf of the governing Liberal Democratic Party in the city of Nara, near Kyoto. Gunshots were heard at around 11.30 a.m. local time, NBC reported, and Abe was taken to Nara Medical University Hospital’s emergency room. https://cnb.cx/3InCOGI
Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said that former Japanese leader Shinzo Abe is getting blood transfusions, after he was shot in Nara prefecture while giving a rally speech. We speak to Nikkei’s Ken Moriyasu for the latest. https://cnb.cx/3P8jwHC
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and gravely injured while campaigning Friday in southern Japan.The suspected shooter had been apprehended, according to reports. cnb.cx/3Rfyspc
Japan’s emperor has formally inaugurated the new prime minister. Yoshihide Suga is a longtime ally of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who resigned last month for health reasons. Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride has more from Seoul. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Japan
