Abe assassination shocks Japan

Japan is mourning the death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after he was shot during a campaign speech. Police quickly arrested a 41-year-old man who confessed to using a homemade weapon to carry out the assassination. Abe, the longest-serving Japanese prime minister in history, stepped down as leader in 2020, citing health reasons. 

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