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TOKYO -- A top police official on Saturday acknowledged possible security lapses that allowed an assassin to fire his gun, hitting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe while he was addressing a campaign rally, raising questions on how the attacker could get so close behind him.

After two days of questioning, Shinzo Abe assassination suspect Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, was today escorted out of Nara Police Station to be taken to the local prosecutors office.

Japanese went to polls on Sunday in the shadow of the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, gunned down while making a campaign speech for the governing party that cruises to a likely major victory.

Japan is holding elections in the shadow of the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, gunned down while making a campaign speech.

Japan is holding elections in the shadow of the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, gunned down while making a campaign speech

Japanese went to the polls Sunday in the shadow of the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was gunned down while making a campaign speech. Abe's governing party appeared to be cruising to a major victory.

The victory is possibly propelled by what is seen as a wave of sympathy votes in a country still reeling from the shock of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abes assassination.

TOKYO (AP) — Japans governing party and its coalition partner scored a major victory...

Japanese have voted in the shadow of the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that brought heightened security as party leaders avoided mingling with crowds and delivered messages of upholding democracy and free speech

Japans Liberal Democrats gained at parliamentary elections, sealing a super-majority - and likely allowing slain ex-PM Abes proposed changes to the constitution to pass