Former Prime Minister  of Japan shinzo abe was shot and gravely injured while campaigning

Former Prime Minister  of Japan shinzo abe was shot and gravely injured while campaigning today in western city of Nara, southern Japan.

Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, was giving a speech in the city of Nara when he was shot around 11:30 a.m., and a male suspect was detained at the scene.

An Nhk reporter on the scene said they could hear two consecutive bangs during Abe’s speech and citing the local fire department, disclosed that he was in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest.

Elections for the upper house of the Japanese Parliament is Sunday and 67, year old Abe who stepped down in 2020, was campaigning for other members of the governing Liberal Democratic Party.