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The world's leaders expressed shock and offered their prayers after former Japanese prime minister Abe was shot at an election campaign event.

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Keiichiro Asao is a candidate for the upper house election.

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The Prime Minister of Japan told reporters that the shooting was an attack on democracy and that Abe was in critical condition.

The White House was closely monitoring the situation and keeping its thoughts with Abe.

family and the people of Japan.”

Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that the news of the shooting was devastating and that the former Japanese prime minister is a true friend of his.

Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, was appalled and sad by the news.

The president of the European Council said he was shocked and sad by the vicious attack on Abe.

Speaking to reporters ahead of a meeting of G20 foreign ministers, Russia's Sergei Lavrov expressed his sympathies and said that there would probably be an investigation.

A former prime minister of Japan was shot during a campaign event. A local candidate is running in the Japanese Parliament's Upper House election on Sunday. After two shots were heard by the crowd, Abe collapsed. The suspected shooter, a 41-year-old man named Yamagami Tetsuya, was arrested by police at the scene. Japanese officials have not commented on a possible motive for the shooting. The incident has caused a lot of shock in Japan.

A man shot while giving a speech.