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Reuters
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By Ju-min Park

Unification Church members accuse Japanese media of bias over Abe killing

Unification Church believers take part in a protest against what they call discriminatory and unfair Japanese media coverage of their church since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination, in Seoul, South Korea, August 18, 2022. REUTERS/Ju-min Park

Thousands of Unification Church members gathered in Seoul on Thursday to protest what they call discriminatory and unfair Japanese media coverage of their church since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination.

The suspect in Abe's July 8 shooting, Tetsuya Yamagami, bore a grudge against the church, alleging it bankrupted his mother and blaming Abe for promoting it, according to his social media posts and news reports.

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