THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 19, 2022 at 18:51 JST
Security camera footage captures a man believed to be Tetsuya Yamagami walking in Okayama’s Kita Ward around 5:40 p.m. on July 7. Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was scheduled to deliver a speech at a venue about 250 meters away. (Provided by the Okayama-Kaminocho merchant cooperative association)
Police seized a huge amount of explosive materials from the home of the man accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, investigative sources said. [Read More]
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