Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated, shot in the chest and fell to the ground！

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated, shot in the chest and fell to the ground！ 

At 11:30 a.m. local time on July 8 (10:30 Beijing time on the 8th), former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was attacked during a speech in Nara City.

According to the Japan Broadcasting Association, Abe was shot from behind, and two shots were heard at the scene. He was conscious when he was taken to the ambulance, but then lost consciousness.

Japan's "Iwate Daily" reported on the 8th that the Fire Department of Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced that former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had a gunshot wound and bleeding in the right neck. In addition, there was also bleeding under the skin of the left chest.

Witnesses said the attacker, a man in grey, opened fire twice and did not flee from the scene. Local police arrested the attacker at the scene and confiscated his gun. The suspect named Yamagami Tetsuya, 41 years old, from Nara City, is an unemployed person. According to reports, the gun used by the suspect was a homemade gun. Nara prefectural police are confirming the relevant situation.

At 10:30 on July 8, Beijing time:

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe suddenly collapses during a speech in Nara city

According to the Japan Broadcasting Association, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe suddenly collapsed during a speech in Nara City. It is reported that gunfire was heard on the spot and there was blood on the scene. Nara prefectural police are confirming the situation.

Beijing time at 10:53 on July 8:

Abe seems hurt

According to Kyodo News on the 8th, Shinzo Abe was attacked from behind by a suspicious man. Nara prefectural police have subdued the man. Abe appears to be injured.

At 11:00 on July 8th, Beijing time:

Abe was shot in the back with a shotgun

The Japan Broadcasting Association reported that two shots were heard at the scene. Local police said Abe was shot from behind with a shotgun. Witnesses at the scene said the attacker was wearing grey clothes.

Beijing time at 11:13 on July 8th:

The attackers opened fire twice

Witnesses at the scene said the attacker, who was dressed in grey, did not flee the scene after firing twice. Local police said the attacker was about 40 years old, the Japan Broadcasting Association reported.

Beijing time at 11:16 on July 8th:

Abe is conscious of being put into an ambulance

The Japan Broadcasting Association reported that local police arrested the attacker at the scene and confiscated his gun, who police said was about 40 years old. According to the report, Abe was conscious when he was put into the ambulance, but has now lost consciousness.

Beijing time at 11:33 on July 8th:

Abe has no vital signs

According to CCTV news reports, Shinzo Abe has no vital signs at present.

Beijing time at 11:41 on July 8th:

The attacker used a truncated shotgun

The Japan Broadcasting Association reported that the attackers used truncated shotguns. After the attacker fired the first shot, Abe did not fall. After the attacker fired the second shot, Abe fell to the ground.

Beijing time at 11:45 on July 8th:

The suspect's name is Toruya Yamagami

The World Wide Web quoted the latest report from Japanese TV that the police had arrested a suspect named Tetsuya Yamagami. According to the latest news from Kyodo News, the man arrested in the Abe shooting is a 41-year-old man from Nara City.

Beijing time at 11:54 on July 8:

'Abe is in very bad shape'

The Japan Broadcasting Association reported that a government source said that "Abe is in a very bad situation."

Beijing time at 12:06 on July 8:

"Abe's physical condition is currently unclear"

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hiroichi told reporters at the Prime Minister's residence on the 8th that former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot at. The physical condition of Shinzo Abe is still unclear and is being further confirmed.

Beijing time at 12:14 on July 8th:

The suspect who shot Abe used a pistol

According to the latest news from Kyodo News, the Nara Prefecture police corrected its statement that the suspect who shot Abe used a pistol. Earlier, a number of Japanese media quoted police sources saying that Shinzo Abe was shot from behind with a shotgun.

Beijing time at 12:15 on July 8:

Suspect is unemployed

According to the Japan Sankei Shimbun, the suspect is Tetsuya Yamagami, a 41-year-old man living in Nara City, who is currently unemployed.

Beijing time at 12:25 on July 8th:

The Japanese government strongly condemns the assassination of Shinzo Abe

The Japan Broadcasting Association reported that Hiroichi Matsuno, the official chief of the Japanese cabinet, strongly condemned this, saying that "such barbaric acts will never be allowed." Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is holding activities related to the Senate election in Yamagata Prefecture, and people close to him say he is considering how to deal with the matter. Kishida is returning to the capital Tokyo and is expected to speak later.

Beijing time at 12:41 on July 8th:

Suspect used homemade firearm

The Japan Broadcasting Association reported that the suspect used a homemade firearm.

Beijing time at 12:51 on July 8th:

The suspect is a former member of the Maritime Self-Defense Force

Japan's Fuji News Network reported on the 8th that according to a number of government-related sources, the suspect who shot Abe was Toruya Yamagami, a former member of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.

At 13:40 on July 8, Beijing time:

Abe was shot in two places, one in the right neck and one in the left chest

Japan's "Iwate Daily" reported on the 8th that the Fire Department of Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced that former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had a gunshot wound and bleeding in the right neck. In addition, there was also bleeding under the skin of the left chest.