Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo shot

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Shinzo Abe, former Japanese Prime Minister, is assassinated during a campaign rally.

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Before stepping down in 2020, was shot and killed at a campaign rally on Friday.

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"It is barbaric and malicious, and it cannot be tolerated," Fumio Kishida, Japan's current Prime Minister, told the media.

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When two booming shots ring out, footage of the attack shows Abe standing, holding a microphone and speaking.

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According to NHK, the suspect served in Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force for three years during the 2000s.

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According to NHK, the suspect served in Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force for three years during the 2000s.

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