THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 4, 2022 at 18:43 JST
Police officers tackle suspect Tetsuya Yamagami on July 8 after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot while giving a campaign speech in Nara. (Mami Ueda)
Some Nara prefectural police officers raised concerns about the security detail planned for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the event where he was fatally shot, sources said. [Read More]
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