Shinzo Abe, the former Japanese prime minister, died in hospital after being shot at a campaign rally in the city of Nara .
Two shots were fired at Abe, and the second shot hit him in the back, after which he fell to the ground. 41-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami , who carried out the assassination, was immediately arrested, reports REUTERS .
Explosives were also found during the search of the attacker’s house, according to unofficial information reported by the local media.
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He will be charged with murder, and the gun he used to commit the attack has been confiscated. It is a homemade gun that the assassin made himself. Witnesses said they saw a large gun.
Photo of the suspect that shot Japanese former PM Shinzo Abe. The weapon looks like a custom sawed-off shotgun. pic.twitter.com/eVDcZPZ5xW
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A frame from a video taken at the time of the attack shows exactly what that gun looked like.
