The latest is that Abe was shot from behind by an attacker armed with a shotgun
- the reports are that Abe appears to be in cardio-respiratory arrest
- Abe is unconscious, unresponsive according to the latest reports
Abe was giving a speech at a campaign event. Japan has an election on this weekend:
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Chaotic scenes as bystanders rushed to aid Abe: