World Leaders have expressed shock at the death of former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, who was shot Friday morning by a gunman.
Reports said Abe died of his wounds at a hospital where he was rushed for treatment triggering outrage in Japan and other parts of the world.
He was taken to hospital after being shot while delivering a speech in the western city of Nara.
Abe, 67, smashed records as Japan’s longest serving prime minister, championing ambitious economic reform and forging key diplomatic relationships while weathering scandals.
In a similar development US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also mourned the slain Prime Minister and described him as a visionary leader who boosted relations between the two allies.
The Chinese embassy in Japan also expressed condolences over the death of Abe in the shooting attack.