Abe attack exposes critical flaws in protection of dignitaries

Satoshi Ninoyu, left, chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission, and Itaru Nakamura, the National Police Agency's commissioner general, leave a press conference at the NPA in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Tuesday. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

The National Police Agency has launched a review of the security measures in place on the day of the fatal attack on former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

As well as revealing flaws in the protection procedures for a prominent politician, the attack also exposed a lack of crisis awareness on the part of the police and the government.