Japanese Prime Minister Hirokazu Matsuno has admitted there are “problems” with the security of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot dead while speaking at a campaign rally in Nara on Friday.
“With such a serious incident, we acknowledge that not only at the level of police operations in the field, but also at the level of the Japanese police department, there are security and safety issues,” Matsuno said at a press conference.
Shinzo Abe was attacked last Friday morning in the Japanese city of Nara while he was giving a speech, gunfire from behind resulted in injury and death.
41-year-old striker Tetsuya Yamagami fired two shots from behind the back of a well-known Japanese politician, from a distance of about 10 meters, and after the second shot, Abe fell.
Sources said that during the attack, Abi was hit by a live bullet in the right side of the neck, after which bleeding was observed. In addition, bleeding was recorded in the chest area on the left, noting that at the time of the injury he was conscious, but during transportation his condition became critical, “with cardiac and pulmonary arrest.”
Police and security forces immediately arrested the shooter, 41-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami. He did not show any resistance during the arrest.
The defendant said that he was “dissatisfied with Abe and wanted to kill him”, then said that his target was originally another politician, and later Abe was chosen, and stated that Abe was connected with the “organization”.
Source: RIA Novosti