Shinzo Abe attack LIVE: 67-year-old former Japanese PM shot twice, taken to hospital covered in blood, heart attack after attack

Police have arrested the attacker from the scene

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead in the northern city of Nara on Friday morning. He was giving a speech during the election campaign. In the meantime he was later shot 2 times. He was shot and fell on the road. He was taken to hospital in a blood-soaked condition. Different information about their condition is coming up.

According to Japanese media, Abe’s heart has stopped working. They are having trouble breathing. The rest of the organs are not working either. The news agency AFP has expressed fears of his death.

As Abe was giving his speech, there was a sudden sound of gunfire and he collapsed. He was initially reported to have been shot in the chest, although he has since been shot twice. He is undergoing treatment at Nara Medical University Hospital. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has reached out to inquire about his whereabouts.

Police have arrested the 42-year-old attacker. A gun has been recovered from him. The cause of the attack, however, is not known.

There was also a heart-attack

According to Japanese media reports, 67-year-old Shinzo Abe also suffered a heart attack after being shot, although there has been no official statement.

Shinzo Abe was later shot twice and has been rushed to hospital. Abe’s condition is critical at the moment, as he was bleeding profusely. The sudden fall of Shinzo Abe did not go unnoticed by those present, but in the meantime some people heard something like gunfire. One suspect is currently in custody.

Abe was campaigning

Upper House elections are scheduled for Sunday in Japan. Abe was meeting in the city of Nara as part of the election campaign. Some videos from the scene have also gone viral since the attack, showing an atmosphere of chaos at the scene.

Who is Shinzo Abe

Shinzo, 67, is affiliated with the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Abe was prime minister during 2006-07. Abe is seen as an aggressive leader. He had ulcerative colitis, an intestinal disease, which led to his resignation as Prime Minister in 2007. Shinzo Abe served as Prime Minister for 2803 consecutive days (7 years 6 months). The record was previously in the name of his uncle Isaku Saito.

Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe is a special friend of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Modi and Shinzo Abe have remembered each other on many occasions. Last year, India honored Shinzo Abe with the Padma Vibhushan.

Modi’s special friend Abe has been honored with the Padma Bhushan

Prime Minister Modi has good relations with Shinzo Abe. His visit to Gujarat and Benaras was controversial. Abe was honored with the Padma Bhushan by India last year. He was instrumental in gifting the bullet train to India.