Shinzo Abe shot RIP

[gotoPzero]

Suspect arrested. Looking at the video footage looks to be a massive failure by the security team.
From reports sounds like the shooter used some sort of home made shotgun and Abe is in grave condition.

[Eric Mc]

Apparently the shooter is ex-military.

[Dogwatch]

Shot from the back apparently.

[Byker28i]

Report I read said his heart stopped on the way to the hospital

[RogerDodgerSuperTodger]

Just announced he’s died

[rjfp1962]

Very sad news and quite unbelievable, a shooting in Japan. Gun crime almost unheard of and the getting of a firearm, far from easy...

[ChevronB19]

Horrific. Apparently a home made gun?

[Carl_Manchester]

AFP and FT have confirmed the death.

[rampageturke]

ChevronB19 said:

Horrific. Apparently a home made gun?

Seeing the pictures of the gun, very obviously home made or at least a very heavily modified one.

The perp apparently being ex-military is a bit interesting, Abe was in favour for Japanese militarisation.

[saaby93]

It just shows again how vulnerable politicians can be

[RogerDodgerSuperTodger]

rampageturke said:

ChevronB19 said:

Horrific. Apparently a home made gun?

Seeing the pictures of the gun, very obviously home made or at least a very heavily modified one.

The perp apparently being ex-military is a bit interesting, Abe was in favour for Japanese militarisation.

Looks it. Big bang and cloud as it went off too

[Petrus1983]

I saw the breaking news on BBC this morning that he had been shot - then on Twitter saw the shooting and knew it was bad. Very sad indeed as he seemed like a genuinely decent bloke.

[rider73]

terrible - i think Japan had something like 1 fatal shooting in a year, so its pretty rare for guns to be involved in anything...

[Electro1980]

RogerDodgerSuperTodger said:

Looks it. Big bang and cloud as it went off too

Looks like some pipe (presumably the right size to hold a shotgun shell), duck taped to a plank of wood, some sort of firing mechanism. That looks like it’s almost as dangerous to the user.

[gotoPzero]

Not a surprise that he didn't make it looking at the footage. RIP

I am shocked something like this can happen in Japan you expect it in other places but I guess there are nutters everywhere !

[saaby93]

Petrus1983 said:

I saw the breaking news on BBC this morning that he had been shot - then on Twitter saw the shooting and knew it was bad. Very sad indeed as he seemed like a genuinely decent bloke.

It's the same with most politicians - the outside world sees the bigger picture
Internally local tittle tattle can be more dominant especially for those with strong views

[leef44]

This is shocking and very sad news. Considered one of the top political leaders worldwide. RIP.

[poo at Paul's]

Yes, weapon looked home made, it is near impossible to get a firearm licence in Japan, and if you do, even harder to get ammo.

Maybe he had some ammo from his military time and built a weapon to fire it?

RIP

[21st Century Man]

RIP Abe San

[Bright Halo]

Very sad, a great man.