‘It is a despicable act of barbarity that occurred when an election, which is the basis of democracy, is being held and is totally unacceptable,’ he added
FP Staff
July 08, 2022 12:29:40 IST
Fumio Kishida. ANI
New Delhi: Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida on Friday condemned the attack on his predecessor Shinzo Abe as ‘barbaric and malicious’.
He added that doctors are working “very hard to save Mr. Abe’s life.”
The Japanese PM said the attack cannot be “tolerated.”
“(It) is a despicable act of barbarity that occurred when an election, which is the basis of democracy, is being held and is totally unacceptable,” Kishida said.
Abe shot at during campaigning
Abe was shot in western Japan’s Nara city. He was airlifted to a hospital and is believed to be in a critical state. Police have arrested a suspected gunman at the scene. The attack was a shock in one of the world’s safest countries with some of the strictest gun control laws.
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With inputs from agencies
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