Divisive and powerful former Japan PM Shinzo Abe is shot dead
Mr Abe was attacked minutes after he started speaking at the political rally in Nara.
Mr Abe was attacked minutes after he started speaking at the political rally in Nara.
Japan, with a population of 125 million, had just 10 gun-related criminal cases last year.
Boris Johnson paid tribute to the former prime minister following his death.
It was reported in Japan that the country’s longest-serving prime minister died after being shot at an election campaign event in Nara.
Mr Abe had been rushed to hospital after the incident in Nara, western Japan.
Boris Johnson’s resignation and then Shinzo Abe’s shooting shocked the international community at the start of the meeting of senior diplomats.
A man has been arrested after the ex-prime minister was shot at an election campaign event in Nara, western Japan.
The former Japanese prime minister was shot while giving an election campaign speech.
The former leader was attacked at a campaign rally in western Japan.
Current leader Fumio Kishida said he hopes Mr Abe will survive after the shooting at an election campaign event in Nara, western Japan.
Witnesses reported hearing gunshots in the apparent attack in Nara in western Japan.
The Ukrainian presidential office said Russian forces targeted cities and villages in the country’s south-east.
The country’s presidential office said Russian forces targeted cities and villages in southeast Ukraine.
Russia has stepped up its offensive in the eastern province in the past few days.
The barrage intensifies fears that Russian forces are positioned to advance further into the Donbas area, after declaring victory in Luhansk province.