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Shinzo Abe, former prime minister of Japan, was shot at twice and collapsed during a speech in the city of Nara. Former Japan Prime Minister  Shinzo Abe  was assassinated in Nara on Friday while campaigning for the upcoming election, reported  Reuters  quoting public broadcaster  NHK.  The 67-year-old world leader was rushed to hospital in grave condition, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in an address to the nation. A suspect has been taken into custody. “Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo collapsed during a speech in the city of Nara, in western Japan. Initial reports say he may have been injured. An NHK reporter on-site heard something that sounded like a gunshot, and saw Abe bleeding,”  NHK  said in an alert at around 8.20 am IST. The Nara city fire department said that Abe was in cardiopulmonary arrest before he was taken to the hospital. Photographs published by the Japanese agency  Kyodo  showed Abe lying face-up on the st...

Japanese former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot on Friday while campaigning in the city of Nara, a government spokesman said. Here are reactions: US SECRETARY OF STATE ANTHONY BLINKEN BEFORE MEETING WITH INDONESIAN FOREIGN MINISTER "I do have to say before we meet how deeply saddened and deeply concerned we are by the news coming from Japan about the attempt on the life of Prime Minister Abe. We don't know his condition, we do know he's been shot and our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family, with the people of Japan. This is a very, very sad moment and we're waiting news from Japan." US AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN RAHM EMANUEL IN A STATEMENT " Abe-san  has been an outstanding leader of Japan and unwavering ally of the United States." "The U.S. government and American people are praying for the well-being of Abe-san, his family, and the people of Japan." AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER ANTHONY ALBANESE IN TWEET "Shocking news from Japan th...