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Security in Thailand tightened after Abe's killing

Government officials are tightening their security following the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe by a disgruntled man in the Nara prefecture on Friday.

Bangkok Post

Abe shooter says his mother bankrupted by donating to religious group

The man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has told police that he initially planned to attack a leader of a religious group who he believed caused his mother to make big donations to the group, investigative sources said Saturday.

Bangkok Post

Shinzo Abe assassination: Japanese head to polls in grief and disbelief

Prime minister Fumio Kishida warns violence will not be tolerated in defiant speech after the murder of former leader

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Abe killer wielded homemade gun, grudge over mother's financial ruin, police say

The man arrested for Shinzo Abe's killing believed the former Japanese leader was linked to a religious group he blamed for his mother's financial ruin and spent months planning the attack with a homemade gun, police told local media on Saturday.

Reuters

Suspect 'stalked Abe' in Okayama before attack

NARA -- A man arrested in Friday's fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Nara City has told police that he had also followed Abe in Okayama City the day before the attack, according to investigative sources.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

More homemade guns found in home of suspect

The suspect apprehended in the shooting death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Nara prefectural police investigators that he made the gun used in the attack, adding he had constructed "many" such weapons along with bombs.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan mourns late leader Shinzo Abe a day after shock assassination

A steady stream of mourners visited the scene of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe's assassination in the western city of Nara on Saturday as a motorcade carrying the late leader's body arrived in the capital, Tokyo.

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Police admit Nara security flaws as Abe's body returns home to Tokyo

Police acknowledged security flaws on Saturday in the Japanese city of Nara where former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated, as a motorcade carrying his body arrived at his home in the capital Tokyo.

Reuters

Shinzo Abe's assassination has deeply shocked the city of Nara. Residents say they 'can't forgive such an act'

In the city where Shinzo Abe was assassinated, residents are paying tribute at the site where the former prime minister delivered his last speech. As some lay flowers or pray, others openly cry at the loss of "someone very important to Japan".

ABC News

5 Things You Might Not Know About Former Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe

The former prime minister of Japan was assassinated on July 8, 2022. Shinzo Abe, who served as the prime minister of Japan on two separate occasions, was shot in Nara, Japan and was later pronounced dead.

Benzinga

Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was killed. Here's what the scene was like

Here are photos from the scene when Japan's former leader, Shinzo Abe, was assassinated while giving a campaign speech.

WEKU

How the shocking assassination of Shinzo Abe could change Japan’s constitution

News of former Prime Minister Shinzō Abe assassination will have a lasting effect on Japan. As a backbench MP, Abe was giving an election speech in the ancient capital of Nara when a lone gunman shot the former leader in the neck, leading to his death within a few hours.

Evening Standard

Abe assassination raises questions about security for VIPs in Japan

The fatal shooting of former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe from close range at a political rally on Friday has raised questions about protection for high-profile figures in a country where political violence and gun crimes are extremely rare.

Reuters

Shinzo Abe, Japan’s ex-prime minister, assassinated during a speech

Abe suffered major damage to his heart, along with two neck wounds that damaged an artery. He never regained his vital signs, hospital officials said.

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The Japan News/Yomiuri

Ex-PM Abe shot dead / Suspect held after attack at street campaign event in Nara

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was the victim of a fatal gun attack while taking part in a campaign event for the House of Councillors election in Nara City on Friday. He was 67.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Gun attack throws election campaign site into chaos

NARA -- A gun attack on former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe threw an ordinary election campaign rally, where many voters had gathered, into a scene of chaos filled with shouts and screams.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: shock as former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe shot dead

Country’s longest-serving prime minister shot while making campaign speech in Nara. Plus, UN warns of looming ‘hunger catastrophe’ due to Russian blockade

Chronicle Live

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe dies after being shot during campaign speech

Police arrested a suspected gunman at the scene of the attack, which took place soon after Mr Abe started his speech on Friday in Nara, western Japan

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Daily Record

Shinzo Abe dead: Former Japanese PM shot dead in horror street assassination

Japan's longest serving prime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot with a homemade gun while delivering a speech in Nara, Japan, it has been reported.

Manchester Evening News

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dies after being shot in chest

Police arrested a 41-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder at the scene

Wales Online

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot

Police arrested the suspected gunman at the scene

Al Jazeera

Japan’s ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dies after being shot

NHK and Kyodo announce Abe’s death, hours after the 67-year-old was shot while campaigning in the city of Nara.

The Guardian - UK

Shinzo Abe death: shock in Japan at killing of former PM during election campaign

Police believe attacker bore grudge against Abe as some critics question level of security surrounding Japan’s longest-serving PM

Radio France Internationale

World reacts after Japanese former PM Shinzo Abe is shot dead

Japanese former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead while he spoke at an election rally in the western region of Nara on Friday. The attack drew immediate condemnation, with world leaders praising Abe's "global leadership".

Irish Mirror

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.

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