britain s cameron norrie japan s former prime minister shinzo abe has been shot dead in the street while giving an election speech. he was the country s longest serving post war prime minister. according to police, mr abe s attacker used a home made gun and fired two shots. world leaders have reacted with shock. us presidentjoe biden said he was stunned, outraged, and deeply saddened and india s prime minister narendra modi declared a day of national mourning. it all happend in nara, a city south west of tokyo. mr abe was shot near the railway station and flown by helicoper to hospital, where he was pronunced dead several hours later. from nara, here s rupert wingfield hayes. at 11 this morning, japan s former prime minister was out but lurking a few metres away, this man was caught on camera by a local tv crew. then suddenly two very loud bangs rang out. mr abe s bodyguards are on the assailant in seconds. held together with black tape. the former prime minister is flown t
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