Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shot, attacked during speech in Nara city

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot in the city of Nara. According to eyewitnesses, the former Prime Minister of Japan has been admitted to the hospital. According to reports from Japanese media, 67-year-old Shinzo Abe has been fatally attacked by an unidentified person, after which he has been admitted to the hospital.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was attacked from behind by a man while delivering a speech on a street in Nara on Friday. Police have caught the man who attacked Shinzo Abe.

According to Japan's NHK World News, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe collapsed during a speech in the city of Nara in western Japan. Initial reports said that he may be injured. An NHK reporter present at the scene heard a gunshot sound and saw Shinzo Abe bleeding.