Shinzo Abe news: The former Japanese prime minister was well-liked and respected, especially in India, where he had a close relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
According to police sources, Tetsuya Yamagami, the 41-year-old man who will always be known for shooting and killing Shinzo Abe, did not initially want to assassinate the former Japanese prime minister.
After shooting Abe twice at close range with a handmade shotgun, Yamagami, who made no attempt to flee, told police he wanted to target the leader of a religious group he believed had cheated his mother out of money.
Yamagami claimed Abe had supported this organization domestically, which led to the attack on the two-time ex-PM. Yamagami acknowledged going to places where Abe spoke in the past. Additionally, according to police sources and Kyodo News, Yamagami denied hitting Abe because of his political convictions.
When police raided Yamagami’s residence in Nara shortly after he was brought into custody on Friday, they found handmade weapons and explosives. The suspect served for three years, until 2005, in his nation’s maritime self-defense force.
Yamagami had quit his job because he was “weary” at the time of his attack on Abe and was unemployed, according to The Japan Times.
Shinzo Abe was wounded while giving a campaign address on Friday morning in Nara, western Japan. Abe was seen on camera right after the shooting on the ground with blood on the left side of his chest.
On Friday morning in Nara, western Japan, Shinzo Abe was hurt while delivering a campaign speech. Following the shooting, a picture of Abe on the ground with blood on the left side of his chest was captured by the camera.
He went into cardiac arrest and lost consciousness while being transported to the Nara Medical University, where physicians battled for five hours to save his life before announcing his death. Both Abe’s upper left arm and neck were shot twice.
Concerns have been raised regarding a possible breach in Abe’s security. As he addressed Japanese country on Friday night, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was furious and branded Abe’s death as “barbaric.”
On Saturday morning, Abe’s body arrived in Tokyo.
Mourners gathered and bowed their heads as a black hearse passed by his home in the affluent Shibuya district.
India has joined the rest of the world in lamenting Shinzo Abe’s passing and voicing outrage. The nation will observe a day of mourning on Saturday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote an emotive tribute on Friday entitled “My Friend, Abe San.”
