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First of all, in the morning today, i received the news that the former prime minister abe was shot and is in critical condition. i pray that he pulls through. we are returning to our breaking story out of japan. we have a new video of the moment when former prime minister shinzo abe was shot and wounded. have a look here. >> the suspect in the shooting was quickly arrested, which was also caught on camera. public broadcaster says he used a home made gun. abe was hospitalized after the attack....

Out very slowly. weve been trying to contact the former prime ministers p.r. people, his office, to try to find some details. weve tried to contact the police there in nara as well. very few details at this point. just a lot of what were seeing play out from nhk, japans national public broadcaster, as well as on social media where youre starting to see some clips, videos start to populate. so very much, again, a fluid situation. were learning more by the minute and, again, trying to get a grasp ...

That -- that the security environment surrounding japan right now is the worst its been since shortly after the end of world war ii, and so in order to protect itself, looking at whats happened with the united states withdrawal from afghanistan and the concern that even though theres a security pact between the two nations, that the united states would come to japans defense if japan was attacked, theres a concern that that might not be the case and the fact that japan needs to take its own secu...

About what the latest news may be. information is still very scarce. i was reading an article by nhk, japans public broadcaster, and even their article had conflicting information about his condition. some media reports are citing the ruling party, the liberal democratic party, officials are saying that mr abe may be without vital signs but others say that he is ok. its still a lot of information coming in but we are waiting for a press briefing to begin any minute now and we will be watching th...

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been rushed to hospital following a possible shooting during a speech in Nara, Japan, public broadcaster NHK reports.

Now? >> reporter: very emotional day here in japan. to talk about what happened early this morning, japanese public broadcaster, nhk is reporting that he has been shot twice, once in the chest and according to fire and disaster, once on the right side of his neck. it happened while delivering a speech at 11:30 this morning local time in the western city of nara. earlier this afternoon, 1 1/2 hours ago, prime minister kishida held a press conference. >> first of all, in the morning, i received th...

Minister says abe is in critical condition and doctors are fighting to save his life. the fire department reports that abe was in a state of pulmonary arrest. they were quick to arrest the gunman, a plan in his 40s, saying he used a home made gun. we are live this hour in tokyo. what more can you tell us? >> you just heard the booming gunshots ring out in the video you just played. japanese broadcaster reporting former prime minister shinzo abe was shot, once in the chest and one on the right si...

Radio broadcaster Federico ‘Ding’ Gempesaw was shot and killed in broad daylight in front of his home in Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao on June 29. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), condemn the murder and urge the local authorities immediately bring the perpetrators to justice.

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