Shot: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reportedly was shot at and collapsed during a campaign speech. The former prime minister was hemorrhaging from a heart wound and received blood transfusions for four hours, hospital officials told reporters. Update 2:52 a.m. EDT July 8: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Abe is in “severe condition,” according to the AP. Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot at a campaign event Friday, public broadcaster NHK reported, adding that he was showing no vital signs. Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, tweeted: “We are all saddened and shocked by the shooting of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.

Source: Washington Post July 08, 2022 03:38 UTC