Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) sources say former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has died. He was shot during a speech on Friday in the city of Nara, near Kyoto.

Iran PressAsia: Abe was in the city to support a candidate in this weekend's Upper House election.

According to NHK, the local Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) office says Abe's appearance was decided on Thursday night and those details were later released to supporters.

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