Japan: Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe taken to hospital after attack
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2020. REUTERS - Issei Kato
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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was taken to hospital after apparently being shot and wounded during a political event in the Nara region.
He is unconscious and shows no signs of life, according to local media.
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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been taken to hospital after collapsing while delivering a speech in the western Japanese city of Nara, state broadcaster NHK reported on Friday. .
A gunshot sound was heard and a suspect was arrested, NHK said.
A journalist from the Japanese channel present at the scene said he heard two consecutive detonations as Shinzo Abe gave his speech.
Kyodo News reported that the former prime minister was unconscious and appeared to be in cardiac arrest.
He showed no signs of life, according to local media.
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According to a local fire station, former Prime Minister Abe appears to be in cardio-respiratory arrest
," state broadcaster NHK said, using a term used in Japan before a death could be confirmed. by a doctor.
Contacted by AFP, local police and firefighters were unable to confirm.
More information to come.
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