Abe assassination stuns Japan, a country where gun violence is rare

Posted on by

Exposing the Big Game's avatarThe Extinction Chronicles

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/mostly-gun-free-nation-japanese-stunned-by-abe-killing-2022-07-08/

July 8, 20227:16 AM PDTLast Updated 3 hours ago

ByElaine Lies

3 minute read

Japanese PM Abe waits for U.S. President Obama to arrive for their meeting at the G20 Summit in St. Petersburg

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a news conference to announce snap election at his official residence in Tokyo

Japanese PM Abe waits for U.S. President Obama to arrive for their meeting at the G20 Summit in St. Petersburg

1/2

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a news conference to announce snap election at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, September 25, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Register

TOKYO, July 8 (Reuters) – The assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday stunned and saddened people in a country where firearms are strictly regulated and political violence is extremely rare.

Abe was fatally shot while giving a campaign speech on a street corner in the western city of Nara. His death was announced later in the day.read more

From Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, a protege of Abe, to ordinary people on social media, there was an outpouring of grief. The last time a former or sitting prime minister was killed was nearly 90…

View original post 421 more words

Leave a comment