Bhubaneswar/Tokyo: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot at while addressing an election campaign rally in Nara city today morning, succumbed to his injuries during treatment.
According to NHK, the attack took place at around 11.30 a.m. (local time) near the Yamatosaidaiji Station in Nara city while the 67-year-old former leader was making a speech for a Liberal Democratic Party candidate’s election campaign.
The police said that Abe was shot twice, with the second shot hitting him in the back, causing him to fall to the ground.
The Fire and Disaster Management Agency confirmed that he had a bullet wound on the right of his neck, and also suffered subcutaneous bleeding under the left part of his chest.
He was rushed by medevac to Nara Medical University Hospital although showed no vital signs, according to local police and emergency services.
The suspect identified as 41-year-old Yamagami Tetsuya, a resident of Nara city, has been arrested. The police have said they seized a gun at the site which the man was apparently holding.
