Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is assassinated at a campaign rally

Police tackled and arrested the suspected gunman at the scene of an attack that shocked many in Japan

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It is barbaric and malicious and it cannot be tolerated," current Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the media.

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Abe, 67, served as prime minister in 2006 and 2007

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and again from 2012 to 2020, when he suddenly resigned citing health issues

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Despite leaving office, he remained influential within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and continued to be a force on Japan's political landscape.

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Footage of the attack shows Abe standing, holding a microphone and speaking, when two booming shots ring out.

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As prime minister, Abe worked to build up Japan's military

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Born 21 September 1954 (age 67) Tokyo, Japan Death 08 July 2022 Kashihara, Nara, Japan ballistic shock

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