World leaders stunned after shooting of ex-Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

World leaders stunned after shooting of ex-Japanese PM Shinzo Abe
Boris Johnson meeting Shinzo Abe (Neill Hall/PA)

World leaders have expressed shock and anguish over the shooting of Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe during a campaign speech.

Mr Abe was shot in western Japan and airlifted to hospital, where he was pronounced dead after efforts to save his life.

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