Abe was rushed to the hospital after he collapsed during a speech in Nara on July 8, 2022. - Reuters
TOKYO (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday (July 8) said former leader Shinzo Abe was in critical condition in hospital after he was shot while giving a speech during a rally in Nara prefecture.
Abe was understood to be in a "serious condition" and doctors were trying to save his life, he added.
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