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'He was a very warm and kind person and all I can say is I'd like to express my gratitude for ex-Prime Minister Abe. 'He [Abe[ encouraged me at times, he gave his opinion on some of the matters, giving me really powerful support in many of the matters we had talked about,' he added. Read more Who Is Tetsuya Yamagami? Suspected Shinzo Abe Assassin Had Homemade Gun I offer my sincere condolences and prayers that his soul may rest in peace,' Kishida said. In a news conference, he paid tribute to Abe, calling him 'very warm and kind.' The footage and photos taken as the suspect was being apprehended appear to show that a handmade gun was used to shoot Abe.ДЄ shaken Kishida called the shooting a 'heinous act,' but vowed to press on with the upper house elections as scheduled on July 10.

Japan is considered a very safe country and gun violence is extremely rare.

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The attack was caught on TV cameras with news of the shooting prompting shock and condemnation at home and abroad. According to NHK, he told police that he was frustrated with Abe and intended to kill him. The suspect is a former maritime self-defense force member, NHK reported. He has been interrogated at Nara Nishi police station. He did not attempt to flee the scene and has been taken into custody, the NHK public broadcaster reported. Tetsuya Yamagami, the 41-year-old suspected shooter, was arrested at around 11:32 a.m. Former Toyko Governor Yoichi Masuzoe said Abe was in cardiopulmonary arrest, a near death event when the heart suddenly stops pumping blood around the body. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida earlier said that Abe was in critical condition. Former Japanese prime minister Abe Shinzo speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on August 28, 2020.

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