hello there. let s start with news that has broken in the last hour the formerjapanese prime minister, shinzo abe, has been taken to hospital after apparently being shot while delivering a speech in the city of nara in western japan. he s said to be unconscious. local media reports say a sound like a gunshot was heard at the time. a male suspect has been detained. there is a press conference that will happen very shortly and when we get any new lines on this story, will bring them to you immediately. local reports say shinzo abe, former prime minister ofjapan, prime minister of japan, longest serving prime minister ofjapan, longest serving prime minister ofjapan, has been shot as in a state of cardiac and respiratory arrest. uk business groups fear the country could face weeks or months of political paralysis amid a deepening cost of living crisis, if boris johnson remains as britain s caretaker prime minister while a successor is found. the confederation of british industr
it is really quite downing street today compared to the last few days but that campaigning to be your next prime minister is under way. we will talk to supporters of some of those who are running or likely to run. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the formerjapanese prime minister, shinzo abe has died after being shot while giving a speech at a campaign event. eye witnesses say mr abe was shot twice from behind while giving a speech in the street. the country s current prime minister fumio kishida has condemned the shooting calling it an act of brutality and world leaders have expressed their shock. a man was detained after the shooting, which happened in the city of nara in western japan. let s go straight to our correspondent mariko oi, who s in singapore. incredibly shocking, notjust because violence is so rare in japan, it has been for such a long time, it s very difficult to get hold of a gun but shinzo abe, we must remain our viewers,
didn t attempt to run. he just got arrested on the spot. several police officers on site were able to take the suspect into custody and he s now being questioned. police did retrieve a gun and the suspect, again, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. nhk reporters on the scene said they heard two shots while abe was delivering that stump speech. he was there to deliver a speech in support of liberal democratic party candidates ahead of the upper house election, which is set for this sunday. abe is japan s longest-serving prime minister, first elected in 2006 before serving multiple different terms over the years that had followed before stepping down in 2020 because of health concerns relating to a long-term debilitating disease. despite stepping down, abe remained a key player in japanese politics, speaking very candidly about taiwan, hinting even recently at japan s increased military role, possibly military role in taiwan. again, former prime minister shinzo
collapsing on the street. police arrested a man in his 40s on suspicious or the alleged shooter was quickly wrestled to the ground. it appeared to be a hand made gun in the attack. officials say that abe was in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest after collapsing. he was air lifted to a hospital and right now is undergoing emergency treatment. blake essig is joining us from tokyo. what is the latest information on the former prime minister s condition? reporter: shock and sadness really. the yoverwhelming sense here, former prime minister abe, you heard the gun shots, shot twice once in the chest and also once in the neck. the shooting happened while delivering a speech around 11:30 friday morning local time here in the western city of nara. several hours after the shooting current prime minister fumio kishida held a press conference to update the world about abe s condition. take a listen. translator: first of all in the morning today in nara prefecture, i ve received th
security detail tackling the suspect. a local resident in his 40s. the gun he used appears to have been handmade, a motive not known at this time. as brianna said abe was japan s longest serving prime minister and was still a towering figure in japanese and international politics. he had crucial working relationships with both president obama and president trump. this assassination causing shock waves around the world this morning. let s get right to cnn s blake essig who is in tokyo with the very latest. blake, what can you tell us? reporter: brianna, john, devastating news here in japan. doctors at nara medical university hospital have confirmed that japanese former japanese prime minister shinzo abe has died after being shot twice, once in his chst and once in his neck. doctors treating former prime minister said that his heart had actually stopped by the time that he reached the hospital, they said that he was bleeding profusely and that the bullet that killed abe w