Crazy thing is he was successful not just in the assassination, but in his message against the Unification Church. Public opinion on Abe soured fast after his ties with them were exposed.
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A security police seizes a suspect who is believed to shoot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in front of Yamatosaidaiji Station on July 8, 2022 in Nara, Japan. Abe collapsed after shots were heard while he was campaigning at a rally. A suspect was apprehended and taken into custody, as Abe was rushed to a hospital via helicopter. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
On 8 July 2022, Tetsuya Yamagami appeared at the northern exit of Yamato-Saidaiji Station, Nara at 11:30 am, where Shinzo Abe was delivering a campaign speech for Kei Satō, a Liberal Democratic Party candidate in the upcoming Upper House election.[40] Abe was positioned inside a traffic island of the crossroad, facing away from the train station. Yamagami was situated behind Abe, with a street separating them. Subsequently, Yamagami began to slowly approach Abe, going unnoticed by Abe's bodyguards. Yamagami then discharged a homemade shotgun, seemingly not hitting anyone in the vicinity. Upon hearing the noise, Abe turned his head to look behind him. Yamagami took a few steps forward and fired a second round. Abe immediately displayed signs of severe pain and collapsed to the ground. Abe's bodyguards rushed towards Yamagami and restrained him on the ground.
Most successful assassination. Not only did he actually succeed, but everyone kind of agreed with his point afterward and major change occured because of it.
Technicolor_Reindeer on September 6th, 2024 at 14:02 UTC »
Crazy thing is he was successful not just in the assassination, but in his message against the Unification Church. Public opinion on Abe soured fast after his ties with them were exposed.
Spartan2470 on September 6th, 2024 at 14:30 UTC »
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Here is the video of this.
According to his Wikipedia page:
Patsfan618 on September 6th, 2024 at 14:48 UTC »
Most successful assassination. Not only did he actually succeed, but everyone kind of agreed with his point afterward and major change occured because of it.
Still a major crime though.