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News Desk: Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead during a campaign trail in Nara on Friday by a 41-year-old man identified as Tetsuya Yamagami. This is the first time in around a hundred years that a sitting or former premier of Japan has been assassinated.
Police arrested Yamagami on charges of attempting murder. He told investigators that he was “dissatisfied” with the former Prime Minister and intended to kill him. However, he also said that he “did not resent Abe’s political beliefs”.
Police said he used a handmade gun. They confiscated similar weapons and Yamagami’s personal computer after raiding his one-room apartment nearby.
