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The attempted murder of Shinzo Abe

8 July 2022

5:43 PM

8 July 2022

5:43 PM

BREAKING:

[ Edit: it has been released by Japanese media that Shinzo Abe has tragically died of his injuries.]

At the time of writing, former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, remains in a critical condition in hospital after being shot twice in the back at a campaign rally.

Shinzo Abe was Japan’s the longest-serving Prime Minister and President of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party until 2020.

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