Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot while giving a speech in western Japan’s Nara prefecture, The Japan Times reported.
News agency AFP citing local media said that Abe is showing no vital signs after the attack.
An NHK reporter on site heard something that sounded like a gunshot and saw Abe bleeding.
According to the newspaper, the man attacked Abe from behind. The incident took place at 11.30 am. The police have detained the man.
(This a developing story)
