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
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but as i say, i think this will this will change the security fabric of the nation. and we have been able to come and go, i haven t been near the former prime minister abe. i did meet him, because i was an abe fellow, which is a tribute to his father, shintaro, who was once the longest-serving foreign minister before the current prime minister kishida. so, i was able to be in the same room with prime minister abe and his mother and it was the 25th anniversary of the abe fellowships. and i was even taken aback by that, i mean, to have that kind of proximity. but again, there is that feeling of security. as a woman walking around, sometimes when i return to tokyo and i m jet lagged, i ll get up, it will be the middle of the night, i know i can walk all over the city.