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Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe dies at age 67 after being shot at a campaign event | South China Morning Post

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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died on July 8, 2022, after he was shot during an election campaign event in Nara, Japan. Police arrested a 41-year-old man who was reportedly a former military serviceman and used a “home-made gun” in the suspected attack. Abe was Japan’s longest-serving prime minister and …

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