Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, 67, died after being shot during an election rally in the city of Nara this Friday. The suspect has already been arrested and the weapon seized. According to Notícias ao Minuto, initially the former official was transported to a hospital by helicopter in a serious condition and without showing signs of life. Shinzo Abe was shot twice in the back. , on the left side and in the neck. He ended up not being able to resist his injuries. The weapon used for the attack would be large and homemade, adds the source. According to public broadcaster NHK, the suspect confessed to police that he was dissatisfied with Shinzo Abe and intended to kill him. .Local media reported that the 41-year-old suspect is a former member of the Navy who left the Japan Self-Defense Force in 2005.The attack is shocking Japan, whose weapons are among the most rigorous in the world. Cited by DW, Airo Hino, professor of political science at Waseda University, said such an attack is unprecedented in Japan. “Nothing like this ever happened,” he said. The Japanese government condemned the attack. “This barbarism cannot be tolerated,” said the executive’s spokesman. INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CONDEMNS ATTACK German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said she was “shocked” by the attack on Shinzo Abe. “Our thoughts are with him and his family,” she wrote on the social network Twitter. French President Emmanuel Macron also condemned the “hateful attack” against the prime minister. “France stands with the Japanese people,” Macron said on the same social network. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also said he was deeply shocked by the “hateful” attack. Shinzo Abe was Prime Minister of Japan in 2006 during one year and again from 2012 to 2020.Source:O País
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