The assassination of Shinzo Abe
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 13 July 2022
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
In a country where violent crime is almost non-existent, it came as an unspeakable shock when Japan's longest-serving former Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, was gunned down last Friday at a small political rally. How did this happen? And who was Shinzo Abe?
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