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suspect is said to have said that he committed the crime because he was dissatisfied with former Prime Minister Abe immediately after his arrest.

U.S. President Biden visited the Japanese embassy in the United States and ordered the early hoisting, and heads of state also expressed their condolences one after another.



Reporter Bae Jun-woo reports.



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Nara Prefecture Police, which is investigating the shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, held a press conference last night (8th) and said that the crime was committed with a grudge by the shooter Yamagami.



[Nara Prefecture Police, Japan: The suspect stated that he 'had a grudge against a specific organization, and believed that former Prime Minister Abe was also a part of that organization.']



Local Japanese media reported on Yamagami's specific statement.



NHK and others reported that Yamagami stated that "I was dissatisfied with former Prime Minister Abe and tried to kill him," but said, "I do not have a grudge against Abe's political beliefs."



The Japanese archipelago was in shock.



Prime Minister Kishida, who returned to his official residence after canceling the local campaign schedule, denounced it as "a despicable atrocity that took place during the election."



[Kishida Fumio / Prime Minister of Japan: This is a despicable atrocity that occurred during the election process, which is the basis of democracy.

You can never forgive.

I condemn in the strongest terms.]



A memorial procession continued at the shooting site.



[Shiori Nishikawa: I still can't believe (the fact that Abe was killed in the shooting).

I was shocked that this happened in Japan.]



Leaders of each country also expressed their condolences one after another.



US President Joe Biden visited the Japanese embassy and ordered early hoisting by tomorrow, while British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted that it was "unbelievably sad news".



Russian President Vladimir Putin also sent a letter to the bereaved families of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, commemorating them for making "a lot of effort to develop relations with Russia".