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Germany says it is at Japan's side after Abe dies

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FILE PHOTO: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is also ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader, attends an election campaign rally in Fukushima, Japan, October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

Germany is at Japan's side, a German government spokesperson said in response to news that former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died on Friday hours after he was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election.

(Reporting by Riham Alkousaa; Writing by Paul Carrel, editing by Kirsti Knolle)

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