Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe dies

Abe was hospitalized in cardiac and pulmonary arrest

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died after an attempt by an attacker in the city of Nara, reports El.kz.

Japan's longest-serving leader was attacked by a 41-year-old man from behind at around 11:30 a.m. when he was speaking in front of Kintetsu Railway's Yamato-Saidaiji Station, police said, adding he collapsed to the ground after two shots were heard.
Tetsuya Yamagami, a resident of Nara, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder, the police said. The suspect was formerly a member of the Maritime Self-Defense Force, according to government sources.

 The assailant's motive is not fully known