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Former Japan PM Abe dead after shooting

Former Japan PM Abe dead after shooting
July 8, 2022 AFP

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe has been confirmed dead after he was shot at a campaign event on Friday, public broadcaster NHK and Jiji news agency reported.

"According to a senior LDP (Liberal Democratic Party) official, former prime minister Abe died at a hospital in Kashihara city, Nara region, where he was receiving medical treatment. He was 67," NHK said.