Japan’s ex-leader Shinzo Abe dies after being shot during speech

Japan’s ex-leader Shinzo Abe dies after being shot during speech
Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe (Shizuo Kambayash/AP)

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot in the street as he delivered a campaign speech.

The attack, in western Japan, has stunned the nation, which has some of the world’s strictest gun control laws.

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