The suspect has been arrested, and the anniversary mourning ceremony for Abe's assassination is now "similar to firearms" in Nara | Reported | Station | Japan | Shinzo Abe | Firearms | Men | Items
On the morning of July 8th, local time, a one-year silence ceremony for the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was held in front of the Nara Daiwa Nishidaiji Station where he was assassinated. During the event, a man holding a firearm like object approached the flower stand and was taken away by the police, causing a brief riot at the scene.
On the morning of the 8th local time, a memorial service for the one-year anniversary of the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was held in front of the Nara Daiwa Nishidaiji Station where he was assassinated. During the event, a man approached the flower stand with an object resembling a firearm and was taken away by the police. After investigation, it was found that the man was not holding a real gun, but a cylindrical object that resembled the firearm used in the assassination of Abe by Tetsuya Yamagami last year. The man subsequently expressed opposition to Abe and the Unification Church.
On July 8, 2022, Shinzo Abe was shot and died while giving a speech near a train station in Nara City at the age of 67. Gunner Tetsuya Yamagami was later arrested and charged with murder and violation of gun control laws on January 13, 2023. If convicted, he may face the death penalty.