INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Nara Medical University Hospital, where Abe was taken for medical treatment after the shooting, confirmed his death Friday evening local
time.The 67-year-old former 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.When he was brought to the hospital he was
in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest,& Dr Hidetada Fukushima, who operated on Abe, said at a press conference
&They tried to resuscitate him but at 17:03 he was pronounced dead.& He had gun wounds in two locations and died of heart failure from
heavily damaged arteries,& the doctor added.One person had been apprehended in relation to the shooting, NBC reported, citing officials.Abe
was not campaigning for a parliamentary seat himself, but was supporting the LDP ahead of elections for the country&s upper house of
It is not clear whether the elections will go ahead as planned.Current Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the attack was &a despicable and
barbaric act that took place in the midst of an election, which is the foundation of democracy,& adding that it was still being
investigated.The incident has sent shockwaves through Japan, a country where gun violence is extremely rare
Gun rules are very strict in the country; handguns are banned and anyone who wants to own an air rifle or shotgun must undergo extensive
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