Shinzo Abe Shot, Shinzo Abe News: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe fainted after being shot while addressing an election speech in Nara on Friday morning. Visuals show Abe, 67, falling down with his shirt covered in blood.
According to reports, he was taken to the hospital by a medical evacuation helicopter, but was showing no significant symptoms.
According to the reports, he fell after being hit by two bullets from behind. The suspect, identified as Tetsuya Yamagami (41), was apprehended by security officials. Tetsuya is a former Marine Self-Defense Force member, according to Reuters news agency.
The attack on the former prime minister was a setback in a country considered one of the safest and most peaceful countries in the world. Japan also has some of the stricter gun control laws than any other country.
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Japan, with a population of 130 million, has a long list of tests that a person must pass in order to obtain a gun. Obtaining an assault rifle in the country is even more difficult due to compliance.
According to reports, Japan has always had strict gun control laws and successive governments have made the laws more strict. Reports say that Japan was the first country in the world to introduce a gun control law.
Often described as a right-wing nationalist leader, Abe served as the country’s longest-serving prime minister from 2006 to 2007 and 2012 to 2020. He resigned in 2020 due to ill health. He also served as the chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party from 2012 to 2020.
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