China News Service, July 8. According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) report, at 2:30 pm local time on the 8th, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivered a speech on the shooting incident of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Image source: Screenshot of the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK)

  Kishida said that Abe was seriously injured after being shot, and he strongly condemned the shooting.

  At about 11:30 local time on the 8th, Shinzo Abe, who was giving a street speech in Nara, Japan, was shot and fell to the ground.

According to reports, at present, Abe is in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest.