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Archie Bland

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Friday briefing boris johnson resignation latest former japanese pm shinzo abe shot - You Need To See This

Boris Johnson announcing his resignation on 7 July 2022.
Boris Johnson announcing his resignation on 7 July 2022. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Breaking | The former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has been shot during a speech and is reported to be in a “state of cardiopulmonary arrest”.

Abe - the country’s longest serving prime minister until he resigned in 2020 - fell to the ground after being shot from behind with what appeared to be a homemade gun. Public broadcaster NHK quoted firefighters as saying he showed no vital signs. A suspect was taken into custody.

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