Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks moments before being shot in front of Yamatosaidaiji Station in Nara, Japan, on July 8.
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Updated 0545 GMT (1345 HKT) July 8, 2022
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks moments before being shot in front of Yamatosaidaiji Station in Nara, Japan, on July 8.
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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been rushed to hospital after he was shot in the chest during a speech in Nara, Japan, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing an official of the Liberal Democratic Party. Abe was conscious and responsive while being transported to the hospital say reports.
Abe served as Prime Minister from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020.
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