Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was taken to hospital on July 8 after apparently being shot and wounded during a political event in the Nara region. He is unconscious and shows no signs of life, according to local media.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been taken to hospital after collapsing while delivering a speech in the western Japanese city of Nara, state broadcaster NHK reported on Friday. .
A gunshot sound was heard and a suspect was arrested, NHK said. A journalist from the Japanese channel present at the scene said he heard two consecutive detonations as Shinzo Abe gave his speech.
Kyodo News reported that the former prime minister was unconscious and appeared to be in cardiac arrest. He showed no signs of life, according to local media. ” According to a local fire station, former Prime Minister Abe appears to be in cardio-respiratory arrest said public broadcaster NHK, using a term used in Japan before a death could be confirmed by a doctor. Contacted by AFP, local police and firefighters were unable to confirm.
More information to come.