Shock: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated, shot 3 times, collapsed on the spot

Initial reports said Mr Abe may have been injured. An NHK reporter at the scene heard what sounded like gunfire. Someone saw the former prime minister bleeding, NHK reported.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his resignation due to health reasons in 2020, after nearly eight years in office. Mr. Abe also set a new record when he continuously held the position of Prime Minister of Japan for 2,799 consecutive days, officially surpassing the record of former Prime Minister Eisaku Sato (in power from 1964 - 1972). During his time in office, Prime Minister Abe left many imprints on domestic and foreign affairs, including his previous rule from July 2006 to September 2007.

Recently, public broadcaster NHK reported that former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had collapsed in Nara, western Japan, and shots were heard in the vicinity. Earlier on the same day, NHK reported that Mr. Abe collapsed while giving a speech in the city of Nara after an explosion as loud as gunfire.

According to NHK, the incident happened at around 11:30 a.m. local time (about 10 a.m. Vietnam time) on July 8 in Nara city, western Japan. "Former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo collapsed while giving a speech in the city of Nara.

Initial reports said Mr Abe may have been injured. An NHK reporter at the scene heard what sounded like gunfire. Someone saw the former prime minister bleeding," NHK reported.

NHK quoted sources as saying Mr Abe was injured, bleeding profusely after being shot in the chest and was taken to hospital. Meanwhile, Britain's Reuters news agency said he was shot in the neck and lost consciousness.

Japanese police said a man has been detained. According to the Straits Times, local media quoted police as saying Mr Abe was shot three times from behind. The suspect, about 40 years old, used a handgun.

According to Kyodo news agency, the former prime minister was taken to the emergency room in a state of unconsciousness, cardiopulmonary arrest. Shinzo Abe is one of Japan's most successful prime ministers. Before Prime Minister Abe, Japan for the past 20 years has changed the prime minister almost every year (except during Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's period). Domestically, his economic policy - often referred to as Abenomics - has achieved many achievements.

In terms of foreign affairs, Mr. Abe played a pioneering role in the Indo-Pacific strategy in his speech to the Japanese parliament in 2007. In the same 2007, under him, the exercise The Japan - US - India - Australia quadrilateral battle also took place for the first time, marking the "security quartet" of the Indo-Pacific. So both the Indo-Pacific strategy and the "security quartet" have his forerunners.

Mr. Shinzo Abe is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan for four terms and as Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party from 2012 to 2020, and before that from 2006 to 2007. He also served as Chief of Staff. Cabinet from 2005 to 2006 and Leader of the Opposition in 2012.

Belonging to the famous Japanese lineage, Mr. Shinzo Abe clearly shows the resilience of the Japanese samurai. He has a background that many people dream of: his grandfather was the influential MP Kan Abe in Japan in the 1930s and early 1940s, his grandfather was the late Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi (term 1957 - 1960), father Former Foreign Minister Shintaro Abe (term 1982 - 1986).

With a background of fame, Mr. Abe advanced rapidly in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) before replacing Mr. Junichiro Koizumi in 2006, becoming the country's youngest prime minister at the age of 52. At first, some people argued that the Mr. Abe's political career is over, but he once again returned to the peak of power in 2012, and has relentlessly built the image of a politician capable of driving Japan to become a politically influential country. to the world, which his father helped to create.

One of Abe's major imprints is said to be an effort to shape a "diamond quadrilateral" alliance with India, Australia and the United States to protect maritime navigation stretching from the Indian Ocean to western Thailand. Binh Duong. The Indo-Pacific concept was mentioned by Mr. Abe in 2006, then promoted after his second election and is now the focus of the President's security policy. America Donald Trump.

The assassin of Mr. Shinzo Abe was revealed by his colleagues: Be gentle Rosé11:47:44 11/07/2022Police searched Yamagami's home in Nara Prefecture and confiscated guns similar to this double-barreled gun. He told police he was "walking around" in the vicinity of Yamato-Saidaiji station before Mr Abe started speaking at noon on July 8. NHK broadcaster on July 10, citing...