Fmr. Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Assassinated

[Webster]

(The Guardian) Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe is in a “state of cardiopulmonary arrest” after he was apparently shot while giving a campaign speech in western Japan on Friday.

11:51pm Summary
--Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe has been rushed to hospital after he was apparently shot while giving a speech in Western Japan.
--Abe is reportedly in heart failure, where the heart can’t pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs. According to Associated Press, the term is sometimes used by officials in Japan to describe situations where victims are no longer alive, but before a formal declaration of death has been made.
--Abe has been sent to a hospital and appears to have no vital signs, according to a local fire department, Japan’s public broadcaster NHK has reported.
--Police arrested a male suspect at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder, according to Japan’s public broadcaster NHK.
--Abe had been in the city of Nara giving a campaign speech ahead of this Sunday’s upper house elections when gunshots were heard.
--NHK public television broadcast footage showing Abe collapsed on the street, with several security guards running toward him. Abe was holding his chest when he collapsed, and his shirt marked with blood.

 

[Webster]

(The Guardian) Suspect was 'former maritime self defence force member' - reports
Fuji TV has reported that the suspect in the shooting is a former maritime self defence force member. The male suspect was arrested at the scene.

Two women who witnessed the incident told NHK that the man approached Abe from behind when he was delivering his speech. A first gunshot was heard, nobody appeared to be injured, the witnesses said. When a second shot was fired Abe fell to the ground and people rushed to treat him.

Abe’s scheduled speech had been publicised on Thursday evening.

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'This is a very, very sad moment' - Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed deep concern over the condition of Shinzo Abe.

“Our thoughts, our prayers are with him, with his family, with the people of Japan,” Blinken said on the sidelines of a G20 meeting on the Indonesian island of Bali. “This is a very, very sad moment. And we’re awaiting news from Japan.”

 

[Webster]

(The Guardian) 2:41am Summary
--Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe is in “critical condition’’ after he was shot while giving a campaign speech in western Japan at about 11.30am on Friday. He was shot in the chest and neck. A male suspect was arrested at the scene.
--Prime minister Fumio Kishida said he was praying that Abe would survive and condemned the shooting as “barbaric and malicious”. Japanese media earlier reported that Abe appeared to have no vital signs, citing comments by the local fire department.
--Prime minister Kishida said the suspect’s motivations were unclear. Japanese media has reported that he had been a member of the maritime self defence force for about three years, until around 2005. He told police he was frustrated with Abe and intended to kill him, according to national broadcaster NHK.
--Media reports quoted police as saying that the weapon thought to have been used in the attack was homemade. Japan has a near “zero-tolerance” of gun ownership and an extremely low rate of gun crime.
--Abe had been in the city of Nara giving a campaign speech ahead of this Sunday’s upper house elections when two gunshots were heard. NHK public television broadcast footage showing Abe collapsed on the street, with several security guards running toward him.
--Prime minister Kishida said no decision had been made regarding the upcoming election schedule, but that he was asking all cabinet members to return to Tokyo.
--Politicians across the world have expressed concern over Abe’s condition, including in the US, Australia, Indonesia and Taiwan. US secretary of state Antony Blinken said “This is a very, very sad moment. And we’re awaiting news from Japan.”

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Wait! Japan outlawed guns so it could not have been a gun.😏

 

[Bluezone777]

Unfortunately this title needs to be changed as ABCnews reports that Former PM Shinzo Abe has passed away as a result of being shot.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gunned down while giving speech

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and killed during a campaign speech in western Japan on Friday, hospital officials said.

abcnews.go.com

 

[Bluezone777]

Wait! Japan outlawed guns so it could not have been a gun.😏

Seeing as how the gun used was actually made by the shooter, I'd say this isn't a good example to show gun control doesn't work at least for Japan. Gun control clearly stopped him from just buying one as he had to actually make the firearm in order to carry out the shooting. The article I posted in my previous post mentions this in case anyone was wondering.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Seeing as how the gun used was actually made by the shooter, I'd say this isn't a good example to show gun control doesn't work at least for Japan. Gun control clearly stopped him from just buying one as he had to actually make the firearm in order to carry out the shooting. The article I posted in my previous post mentions this in case anyone was wondering.

I would say just the opposite, since he could make his own gun which is easily found online the gun laws are ridiculous and put law abiding citizens at risk to protect themselves legally.

 

[Webster]

Wait! Japan outlawed guns so it could not have been a gun.😏

Which made Biden's remarks earlier today all the more infuriating....

Unfortunately this title needs to be changed

Done.

 

[Webster]

 

[Webster]

Another reason why the American media is loathed...

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Another reason why the American media is loathed...

Shooters are always going after the conservatives 😒

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

RIP