8 July 2022, 15:18 PM
Shinzo Abe assassination: PM Narendra Modi shares picture with ex-Japan PM
PM Modi also shared a picture of him with Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on his official Twitter handle.
Sharing a picture from my most recent meeting with my dear friend, Shinzo Abe in Tokyo. Always passionate about strengthening India-Japan ties, he had just taken over as the Chairman of the Japan-India Association. pic.twitter.com/Mw2nR1bIGz
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 8, 2022
8 July 2022, 15:18 PM
Shinzo Abe assassination: India to observe one-day national mourning
Expressing his condolence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced that India will observe national mourning on Saturday following former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's death. “As a mark of our deepest respect for former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, a one day national mourning shall be observed on 9 July 2022,” PM Modi said in a tweet.
8 July 2022, 14:33 PM
Ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe dies
Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died, public broadcaster NHK said on Friday.
Abe, 67, had been delivering a stump speech near a train station in the western city of Nara when he was shot by an assailant.
8 July 2022, 13:34 PM
Shinzo Abe is critical
-Shinzo Abe, Japan`s longest-serving prime minister, was in grave condition on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, with public broadcaster NHK saying a man with what appeared to be a homemade gun opened fire. He was airlifted to a hospital but he was not breathing and his heart had stopped.
8 July 2022, 13:31 PM
Deeply shocked: EAM S Jaishankar on attack on Shinzo Abe
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday expressed shock over the attack on former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a political campaign event and prayed for his recovery.
"Deeply shocked by the news about former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe. Join so many of his friends and admirers in India in praying for him and his family," Jaishankar tweeted.
8 July 2022, 13:28 PM
Ex-Indian PM Manmohan Singh expresses grief over attack on Shinzo Abe
"Deeply shocked by the tragic attack on my friend former Prime Minister Abe. My prayers are with him and his family," says former Prime Minister and Congress leader Dr Manmohan Singh.
8 July 2022, 13:14 PM
Shinzo Abe's attacker is reportedly an ex-Maritime Self-Defense Force member
Japanese media reports say that the suspect, 41-year-old Yamagami Tetsuya, is a former Maritime Self-Defense Force member - reported The Japan Times
The police arrested the attacker and seized a gun at the site which the suspect was apparently holding
8 July 2022, 13:11 PM
Attack on Shinzo Abe: White House issues statement
“We are shocked and saddened to hear about the violent attack against former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. We are closely monitoring the reports and keeping our thoughts with his family and the people of Japan,” said White House in a statement
8 July 2022, 13:11 PM
Attack on Shinzo Abe: White House issues statement
“We are shocked and saddened to hear about the violent attack against former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. We are closely monitoring the reports and keeping our thoughts with his family and the people of Japan,” said White House in a statement
8 July 2022, 13:07 PM
US condemns attack, calls it a "sad moment"
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed deep concern over Abe`s condition. "Our thoughts, our prayers are with him, with his family, with the people of Japan," Blinken said on the sidelines of a G20 meeting on the Indonesian island of Bali. "This is a very, very sad moment. And we`re awaiting news from Japan," he added.
8 July 2022, 13:05 PM
PM Modi condemns attack on ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that he was “deeply distressed by the attack on his “dear friend Shinzo Abe” and was praying for his well-being and the people of Japan.
"Deeply distressed by the attack on my dear friend Abe Shinzo. Our thoughts and prayers are with him, his family, and the people of Japan," Modi tweeted
8 July 2022, 13:04 PM
Japanese PM Fumio Kishida addresses, calls attack on Abe 'barbaric'
Japan PM Fumio Kishida on Friday addressed the media after Shinzo Abe was shot during his speech in West Japan.
“It is barbaric and malicious and it cannot be tolerated. We will do everything we can…At this moment, doctors are working very hard to save Shinzo Abe,” Japanese PM Fumio Kishida said.