Assassination

assassination of Shinzō Abe

8 Jul 2022 · 34.69° N, 135.78° E

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When
8 Jul 2022
Kind
Assassination
Deaths
1
Coordinates
34.69° N, 135.78° E
Description
2022 killing of former Japanese prime minister

Assassination of Shinzo Abe

2022 shooting in Nara, Japan

On 8 July 2022, Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan and serving member of the Japanese House of Representatives, was assassinated while speaking at a political event outside Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara City, Nara Prefecture. Abe was delivering a campaign speech for a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) candidate when he was fatally shot by 41-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami with an improvised firearm.

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