Key words : suspect okayama entrance
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The suspect in Friday's shooting of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo reportedly says he went to a campaign venue in the western city of Okayama one day before, but gave up his plan to attack then because the venue was conducting admission procedures.
Abe was fatally shot as he was making a campaign speech in the western city of Nara. Police arrested the 41-year-old suspect, Yamagami Tetsuya, an unemployed resident of the city.
Investigative sources had earlier quoted Yamagami as saying that he had been to other campaign sites, including Okayama on the previous day.
The suspect reportedly later told investigators that he was planning to kill the former prime minister in Okayama, but that he found it would be difficult because of the procedures at the entrance.
At the Okayama venue, attendees were supposed to write their names and addresses when entering. Sources said Yamagami apparently did not enter the venue as nothing was confirmed to have been written by him there.
Investigators say the suspect could have been waiting for an opportunity to kill the former prime minister for some time, looking for the right place.
Key words : six bullet
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Sources say the suspect in the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has told police that the gun used in the attack was designed to discharge six bullets at one time.
Abe was shot on Friday as he was making a campaign speech in the western city of Nara. Police arrested the 41-year-old suspect, Yamagami Tetsuya, an unemployed resident of the city.
Investigators believe a handmade gun was used in the shooting.
Investigative sources had earlier quoted Yamagami as saying that in addition to making a gun with two pipes wrapped together with tape, he also made guns with up to six pipes.
The sources say Yamagami later said he put a capsule containing six bullets into a steel pipe loaded with gunpowder, so that all six were discharged at one time.
The gun used in the shooting is believed to be one with two pipes.
The suspect was also cited as saying he used two pipes because there was possibility of failure.
Police have found a small hole in a board fixed to the top of a campaign vehicle that was parked about 20 meters from where Abe was standing.
The police plan to examine the structure and capacity of the gun seized.
Key words : nhk learned
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NHK has learned that police officers on duty at the venue where former prime minister Abe Shinzo was giving an election campaign speech didn't recognize a suspicious man in the crowd until hearing the first gunshot.
Abe was fatally shot from behind on Friday afternoon during an appearance in the western city of Nara.
Police arrested the gunman, Yamagami Tetsuya, on the spot. He is an unemployed resident of the city.
Investigators have been questioning the 41-year-old on suspicion of killing the former prime minister.
Yamagami allegedly approached Abe by walking diagonally from behind, and firing two shots at a range of several meters.
The National Police Agency says that considering the circumstances of the crime scene, it plans to review the day's security arrangements for the former prime minister.
The agency cites possible problems with police arrangements for patrolling the area behind where Abe was speaking.
Some security experts point out the seriousness of police officers failing to stop the gunman from firing at Abe.
They say, first and foremost, the officers should have prevented the assailant from getting anywhere near Abe.
Key words : metropolitan police yonemura security arrangement
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Key words : huge mourner
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A huge crowd of mourners has gathered at the spot where former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo was gunned down on Friday.
More than 1,000 people waited in line on Sunday afternoon to lay flowers and offer prayers at the site of the attack, in front of a train station in Nara, western Japan.
One man from Okayama Prefecture, also in western Japan, brought his two young daughters to the site. "I never imagined anything like this would happen," he said. "I'm hoping that by coming here, my daughters will take an interest in politics and democracy."
Key words : india gange
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Participants at a UN Security Council meeting have held a moment of silence for former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, who was fatally shot while giving a campaign speech.
At the beginning of discussions on Friday, Brazil's UN Ambassador Ronaldo Costa Filho, who presided over the session, expressed "sadness and shock at the senseless assassination" and extended his "condolences and deepest sympathy" to Abe's family and the government and people of Japan.
Ambassadors and others stood in silence for about 30 seconds.
In Varanasi, northern India, people gathered on the bank of the Ganges River, holding photos of Abe. They lit candles and floated small ceramic plates carrying flowers. One person described his death as a big blow to India.
Abe visited Varanasi in 2015.
Key words : blinken travel
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The US State Department says Secretary Antony Blinken will travel to Tokyo to offer his condolences on the death of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.
The State Department announced the plan in a statement on Saturday.
Blinken is currently visiting Thailand. He is expected to make a stop in Japan before returning to the United States. His trip to Tokyo was previously unscheduled.
The statement says Blinken will meet with senior Japanese officials during his stay. Sources say he is expected to arrive in Japan on Monday.
Abe was fatally shot on Friday while giving a campaign speech. His death has stunned Japan, where gun crime is extremely rare, and sent shock waves around the world.
US President Joe Biden on Friday visited the Japanese ambassador's residence to sign a condolence book. He wrote, "It is not only a loss to his wife and family and the people of Japan, it is a loss to the world."
Former US presidents have also expressed their condolences.
Key words : casting ballot
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People across Japan are casting ballots on Sunday to fill the Diet's Upper House.
Election officials said voter turnout was at 18.79 percent as of 2 p.m.
That's 0.77 points higher from that time three years ago. These numbers don't include voters who cast ballots in advance.
All polls will be closed by 8 p.m.
As usual, only half of the chamber's seats are up for election.
The ruling coalition currently controls both the Upper and Lower houses.
Key words : nhk world election coverage
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Key words : sri lanka resign occupied
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In Sri Lanka, large-scale anti-government protests have been staged in the biggest city of Colombo. Some protesters have occupied the president's residence.
The speaker of the country's parliament says that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has expressed his intention to resign on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka is dealing with an economic crisis, and public frustration has been mounting. Huge debts accumulated by the government had to be repaid, and the repayments have left the country with an acute shortage of foreign currencies.
On Saturday, the streets in central Colombo were packed with protesters waving national flags. A number of people made their way into the presidential residence. President Rajapaksa had already left the building.
Some demonstrators also clashed with security police officers. Medical officials said at least 50 individuals were injured in the clashes and treated at hospitals.
A series of rallies have been held across the country since March. The protesters are demanding that the president and the government take responsibility for the economic turmoil.
Political instability also continues to be a problem. In May, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the elder brother of sitting President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, stepped down.
Key words : russian forces intensifying
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Russian forces have been intensifying their offensive against Ukrainian strongholds in the eastern region of Donetsk in an attempt to gain full control of the area.
Russia's Defense Ministry announced on Friday that its forces had carried out missile attacks in the southern regions of Mykolaiv and Odesa, as well as in the eastern regions of Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk. It says they destroyed powder magazines and weapons.
Russia's troops have reportedly shifted the focus of their operations. They are now trying to gain full control of the Donetsk region.
Donetsk Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko reported in a social media post that six people were killed and 21 others were wounded on Thursday, when Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian strongholds of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk.
He noted that the following day five people were killed and eight others injured in a separate Russian offensive against neighboring Siversk. The city is located to the east of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk.
The US Defense Department announced on Friday that it will provide Ukraine with additional military assistance worth about 400 million dollars.
It said the package includes four High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, known as HIMARS, and 1,000 rounds of a new type of 155 millimeter artillery ammunition. The new type has a higher level of precision than conventional ones have.
Last month, Ukrainian forces reported that the donated weapons are working effectively in their fight against Russia. They noted that they had used HIMARS to hit Russian targets.
A senior US Defense Department official said last Friday that Ukrainian forces have been having a lot of success when using HIMARS to target Russian command posts.
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