Japan's former prime minister Abe dies after being shot at stump speech
STORY: Japan's former prime minister Abe dies after being shot at stump speech
DATELINE: July 8, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:49
LOCATION: Tokyo
CATEGORY: POLITICS
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STANDUP(English): ZHANG XIAOYU, Xinhua correspondentvarious of people morning the death of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe
STORYLINE:
STANDUP(English): ZHANG XIAOYU, Xinhua correspondent
"Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was pronounced dead on Friday after being fatally shot while he was delivering a speech in the western prefecture of Nara."
Abe, also former leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was shot twice during a speech.
He was shot from behind by a former worker from the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF).
He was later rushed to a hospital, and passed away there. The hospital said the cause of death was believed to be blood loss.
The 41-year-old perpetrator was arrested at the scene for attempted murder and was quoted as telling police he intended to kill Abe as he was "dissatisfied" with the former
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