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Evening Standard
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William Mata

Thousands line streets of Tokyo to give farewell to Shinzo Abe

Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe was given a final farewell in central Tokyo, on Tuesday, after the 67-year-old was shot dead in a crime that has shocked the nation.

Mr Abe, the country's longest-serving prime minister who remained influential even after he stepped down two years ago, was shot on Friday during a campaign speech in the western city of Nara.

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