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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rebecca Ratcliffe

Man arrested for murder after fatal shooting of Shinzo Abe

Shinzo Abe
Shinzo Abe: a 41-year-old man has been arrested after Japan’s former prime minister was shot dead. Photograph: Eugene Hoshiko/AP

A 41-year-old man has been arrested for murder after the fatal shooting of the former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe.

The man, Tetsuya Yamagami, reportedly told police after his arrest on Friday that he “was frustrated with the former prime minister and targeted Abe with the intention of killing him”, according to the national broadcaster NHK.

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