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By Kate Ainsworth with wires

What we know about the shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Nara

Shinzo Abe returned to politics in late 2012 after ill health forced him to quit five years earlier. (Reuters: Issei Kato)

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has died, according to local media, after he was shot while giving a speech in the city of Nara, in western Japan.

The 67-year-old collapsed and was unconscious when he was taken to hospital after being reportedly shot in the neck and chest.

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