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Japan ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated while giving speech

A man has admitted to the shooting of Japan's former PM Shinzo Abe

Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe has died in hospital after he was shot at a political campaign event.

Abe was shot at twice while he was giving a speech on a street in the city of Nara on Friday morning.

Security officials at the scene tackled the gunman and a 41-year-old suspect is now in police custody.

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(Shinzo Abe was Japan's longest-serving prime minister. Image Credit: Reuters)

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