ANKARA (July 9): The body of Shinzo Abe, the slain former Japanese prime minister, was returned to Tokyo on Saturday afternoon (July 9) accompanied by his wife, Anadolu Agency reported. Japanese media said a wake for Abe, 67, would be held next Monday, with a funeral for close relatives the next day. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) — the party that Abe once led — and other parties vowed not to let the assassination interfere with the democratic process. Abe, 67, the longest-serving premier in Japanese history, succumbed to his injuries after around five hours of treatment. Read also:Japanese mourn ex-PM Shinzo Abe a day after his assassinationJapan ex-PM Abe gunned down while making election campaign speech
