Japan’s ex-PM Shinzo Abe ‘in cardiac arrest’ after campaign shooting
France24 says JAPAN’S FORMER PM Shinzo Abe was shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan and was airlifted to a hospital, with local media reporting that he was not breathing and his heart had stopped.
“Former prime minister Abe was shot at around 11:30 am in Nara. One man, believed to be the shooter, has been taken into custody. The condition of former prime minister Abe is currently unknown,” chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters.
Japanese media said Abe was in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest following the shooting. National broadcaster NHK quoted firefighters as saying he had no vital signs.
The broadcaster said a man in his 40s had been arrested for attempted murder and a gun had been confiscated from him, citing police sources.
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