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Michael Fitzpatrick

World reacts after Japanese former PM Shinzo Abe is shot dead

Pedestrians are silhouetted against a large public video screen showing an image of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe in the Akihabara district of Tokyo on July 8, 2022, after he was killed in the city of Nara. AFP - TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA

Japanese former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead while he spoke at an election rally in the western region of Nara on Friday. The attack drew immediate condemnation, with world leaders praising Abe's "global leadership".

Abe died in hospital hours after being shot at a political campaign event in an attack condemned as "absolutely unforgivable".

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