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Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shot while campaigning

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. [Reuters]

Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot on Friday while campaigning in the city of Nara, a government spokesman said, with public broadcaster NHK saying he appeared to have been shot from behind by a man with a shotgun.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said he did not know Abe's condition. Authorities have arrested a 42-year-old man who appeared to have shot Abe, media reported.

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