Assassin may have killed Abe as revenge against religious group that bankrupted his mother

The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification is also known as the Unification Church.

The group's founder, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, considered himself to be the second coming of Christ, so members of the Unification Church are often referred to as the second coming of Christ.

The Washington Post reported that Yamagami resented the Unification Church because his mother became bankrupt after making donations. Yamagami told police that he was motivated by animosity towards the religious group he blamed for his mother's financial ruin, while a Tokyo representative confirmed on Sunday that Yamagami's mother was a member of the church.

Unificationists formed a reliable voting bloc for Abe's Liberal Democratic Party because he gave paid speeches at church-related events.

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