Tetsuya Yamagami
Unification Church says Abe shooting suspect’s mother is member
The mother of the man accused of murdering Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe over a grudge against an organisation belongs to the Unification Church, the group said Monday.
Police investigating Tetsuya Yamagami on suspicion of murder have said he targeted Abe because he believed he was linked to a particular group, without naming the organisation.
Japan votes for key election in shadow of Abe assassination
Japanese went to the polls on July 10 in the shadow of the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, gunned down while making a campaign speech for the governing party that cruises to a likely major victory.
This is the moment Shinzo Abe was hit; The attacker identified VIDEO
Abe (67) was taken to the hospital unconscious and in cardiac arrest, according to the media. The attacker was arrested.
Videos and photos of the moment of the wounding and of the weapon from which Abe was shot appeared on social networks. The suspect for the attempted assassination of Shinzo Abe is, according to the media, a former member of the Japanese navy.
Shinzo Abe in ’very grave condition’ after being shot: Japanese PM
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, an arch-conservative and one of his nation's most divisive figures, was shot dead during a campaign speech on July 8 in western Japan. He was airlifted to a hospital but officials said he was not breathing and his heart had stopped. Later, Japan's NHK television said Abe has died in the hospital.