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In Japan, Abe Suspect’s

artappraiser — Sun, 24 Jul 2022 05:32:27 +0000

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In Japan, Abe Suspect’s Grudge Against Unification Church Is a Familiar One

The man accused of killing Shinzo Abe said his mother’s huge donations to the church bankrupted his family. Many others in Japan have similar stories

By Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno @NYTimes.com, July 23, 2022

TOKYO — ....

Police have shared little

artappraiser — Sat, 09 Jul 2022 15:14:51 +0000

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Police have shared little information about the alleged shooter, but some details trickled out Saturday through police sources in Japanese media. Yamagami was a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force member for three years in his early 20s. Police found multiple homemade guns in his home Friday. He was arrested on-site, and police say he admitted to the killing, which he said was not politically motivated.

He told investigators that his mother had become bankrupt after spending her money to support a religious group, according to Japanese newspaper Mainichi Shimbun, which cited police sources. He said his family fell apart because of his mother’s obsession with the group, and he targeted Abe “out of resentment,” Mainichi reported.

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Japan probes Abe assassination motive as police chief admits ‘problems’https://t.co/T3f7ZhvNQ9
— Derek Bryant (@DerekJohnBryant) July 9, 2022

his fellow right wing

artappraiser — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 13:43:38 +0000

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his fellow right wing nationalists should take inspiration from abe and try to seriously address their countries' economic problems instead of indulging in serial clownishness
— Matthew Zeitlin (@MattZeitlin) July 8, 2022

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from NYTimes live coverage

artappraiser — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 12:00:24 +0000

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from NYTimes live coverage

Abe received over 100 units of blood in transfusions over four hours as he hemorrhaged from a wound in the heart, said Hidetada Fukushima, the professor in charge of emergency medicine at Nara Medical University Hospital. He arrived at the hospital in cardiopulmonary arrest and was never revived.

July 8, 2022, 2 hours ago Motoko Rich

Shinzo Abe was pronounced dead at 5:03 pm. Based on his wounds, it appeared he had been shot from the front, said Hidetada Fukushima, of Nara Medical University Hospital. Witnesses had said they saw the gunman approaching from behind. Fukushima said there was what appeared to be an exit wound on Abe's left shoulder. More than 20 medical personnel worked on the former prime minister.

Caption: Philip Fong/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
July 8, 2022, 2 hours ago Motoko Rich

The New York Times has

artappraiser — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 11:37:20 +0000

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The New York Times has published an obituary

CPR photo just after he was

artappraiser — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 04:17:29 +0000

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CPR photo just after he was shot:

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot in the back while delivering a speech on the street in the city of Nara on Friday morning. Abe,67,was reportedly shot around 11:30am by an attacker who came at him from behind with a"shotgun, according to the outlet.#shinzoAbe pic.twitter.com/CPfO8haQc1
— Rajesh Gudha (@_rahgiir) July 8, 2022

This seems to be a still

artappraiser — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 03:54:17 +0000

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This seems to be a still image of the attacker, a middle aged man, aiming his shotgun at Abe, who is now in custody.

Two shots were fired. The first seemed to miss. The man did not flee; he just squatted down and waited to be arrested, as per NHK. pic.twitter.com/VmfCqqEvZv
— Nick Kapur (@nick_kapur) July 8, 2022

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The alleged shooter's name has been released: Yamagami Tetsuya (). From witness reports of smoke and the weird appearance of his firearm, it looks like some kind of homemade weapon. pic.twitter.com/U9EhTcUrxO
— Jeffrey J. Hall (@mrjeffu) July 8, 2022