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Photos: Shock and grief as world reacts to Abe shooting

Photos: Shock and grief as world reacts to Abe shooting

Mourners stand in line to pay tribute to late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Zojoji temple in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, July 12, 2022.

Issei Kato/Reuters

Updated 0424 GMT (1224 HKT) July 12, 2022

Mourners stand in line to pay tribute to late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Zojoji temple in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, July 12, 2022.

Issei Kato/Reuters

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot Friday while campaigning on behalf of party candidates in Nara, Japan. He was 67.

Abe was the longest-serving prime minister in Japan’s history. Following his death, many people around the world have been paying tribute to him and offering their condolences.

Funeral services are being held at Tokyo’s Zojoji Temple Tuesday.

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