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Shinza Abe: Former Japanese PM dies after being shot in chest in assassination as Taoiseach pays tribute

Two shots were heard before Mr Abe collapsed to the ground while giving a public speech on the campaign trail for a national election, with public broadcaster NHK saying a man armed with an apparently homemade gun opened fired at him from behind.

Irish Mirror

Boris Johnson ‘appalled’ at Shinzo Abe shooting

The former Japanese prime minister was shot while giving an election campaign speech.

The Independent UK

AP News Digest 3:30 a.m.

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Abe shooting: why gun violence is so rare in zero-tolerance Japan

Attack on former PM has sent shockwaves through country with one of world’s lowest rates of gun violence

The Guardian - AU

The Loop: Shinzo Abe's assassination attempt, Kiwis may get voting rights in Australia, and councillor dies days after ICAC appearance

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ABC News

What we know about deadly attack on Japan’s Shinzo Abe

Suspect arrested after Shinzo Abe fatally wounded in a gun attack in the western city of Nara.

Al Jazeera

Former Japanese PM shot and killed in attack during election campaign speech

JAPANESE leader Fumio Kishida has said former prime minister Shinzo Abe is in a “severe condition” after being shot at a campaign event.

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A timeline of the career of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

Born into a prominent political family, Shinzo Abe, who was shot at a campaign event Friday in western Japan, had been the country's longest-serving prime minister

The Independent UK

New Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi deletes insensitive Tweet about ex-PM shooting

Twitter users were quick to slap down new Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi's claims as Japan's longest-serving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is fighting for his life and not dead

Daily Mirror

World leaders stunned by Abe's shooting pray for recovery

World leaders have reacted in shock and grief over the shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a campaign speech and prayed for his recovery

The Independent UK

What we know about the shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Nara

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was on the campaign trail ahead of the country's upper house elections when he was shot. Here's what we know so far.

ABC News

Shooting of Shinzo Abe is a huge shock for Japan and the world

Japan is reeling from the assassination of its longest-serving former prime minister, Shinzo Abe. He was campaigning for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party for the Upper House elections due on Sunday, in the city of Nara in western Japan, when he was shot from behind with an apparently home-made sawn-off…

The Conversation

Former Japanese PM Abe shot, killed

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe died in hospital on Friday after being shot at a campaign event in the Nara region earlier in the day.

Bangkok Post

Asian markets follow Wall St higher as recession fears ease

Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher after two Federal Reserve officials said the U.S. economy might avoid a recession and news reports said China might boost construction spending to stimulate its struggling economy

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The Guardian - UK

Shinzo Abe: what we know so far about killing of former Japanese PM

Sixty-seven-year-old died following shooting in Nara in western Japan, and a suspect has been detained

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: Boris Johnson resignation latest; former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe shot

In today’s newsletter: The aftermath of Johnson’s decision to stand down. Plus: Abe shows no vital signs after gun attack

Dynamite News

Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe unconscious after being shot; attacker in custody

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe collapsed in the western Japan city of Nara on Friday after being attacked. Full report on Dynamite News

Al Jazeera

Japan’s ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shot: World reacts

The attack against Japan’s longest serving prime minister prompted shock and condemnation worldwide.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Former Japan PM Abe Shot, Feared Dead

Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe has been shot, a government spokesman said Friday, as local media reported the ex-premier was showing no vital signs. "Former prime minister Abe was shot at around 11:30 am," in the country's western region of Nara, chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters. "One…

Reuters

Global reaction to killing of Japan's former PM Abe

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving leader, died on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election.

Reuters

Instant View: Japan's ex-Prime Minister Abe shot, condition unknown

Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot on Friday while campaigning in the city of Nara, a government spokesman said, with public broadcaster NHK saying he appeared to have been shot from behind by a man with a shotgun.

Evening Standard

Shinzo Abe: Japan’s former prime minister assassinated by gunman while making speech

Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot during a campaign speech, according to local media.

Axios

Japan's former leader Shinzo Abe assassinated

Abe, who was Japan's longest-serving prime minister, was 67.

Reuters

Former Japanese premier Abe shot, govt spokesperson says

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot at about 11:30 a.m. in the prefecture of Nara, chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Friday.

Reuters

U.S. 'saddened and shocked' by shooting of Japan's former premier Abe, envoy says

The United States is "saddened and shocked" by the shooting of Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe, U.S. ambassador Rahm Emanuel said on Friday.

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