Leaders and envoys from around the world reacted with shock and concern to the shooting of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe on Friday. “#NATO stands with the people of our close partner #Japan.”– Britain –British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was “appalled” by the shooting. – Australia –“Shocking news from Japan that former PM Shinzo Abe has been shot,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese tweeted. “The French Embassy has learned with emotion and dismay of the hateful attack on former prime minister Shinzo Abe in Nara,” the mission said on Twitter. “I am deeply shocked to learn that former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo was shot in Nara Prefecture this morning.

Source: The Guardian July 08, 2022 09:24 UTC