Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot during a campaign speech, according to NHK television.
Mr Abe was shot from behind minutes after he started his speech on Friday in Nara in western Japan.
He was airlifted to a hospital for emergency treatment but was not breathing and his heart had stopped
The 67-year-old was pronounced dead later at the hospital.
Mr Abe was Japan’s longest-serving leader before stepping down for health reasons in 2020.
Police arrested the suspected gunman at the scene of the attack, which shocked people in a country known as one of the world’s safest.
