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posted by takyon on Friday July 08 2022, @04:55AM   Printer-friendly

Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister, shot and hospitalized

Japanese former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot on Friday while campaigning in the city of Nara, a government spokesman said, with public broadcaster NHK saying he appeared to have been shot from behind by a man with a shotgun.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said he did not know Abe's condition. Kyodo news agency and NHK said Abe, 67, appeared to be in a state of cardiac arrest when taken to hospital.

See also: Former Japan PM Abe Unconscious After Shooting; Man in Custody
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NHK, citing the police, said a suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, 42, had been taken into custody. He was a Nara resident, the report said. Images shared on social media showed a man being tackled after the shooting.

Boris Johnson Agrees to Resign as Prime Minister

Boris Johnson said on Thursday that he would step down as Britain's prime minister, after a wholesale rebellion of his cabinet, a wave of government resignations and a devastating loss of party support prompted by his handling of the the latest scandal that has engulfed his leadership.

Mr. Johnson said he would stay on in his post until the Conservative Party chooses a new leader, which could take several months. He said he expected the timetable for his departure and the selection of a successor to be decided on Monday by a committee of senior Conservative lawmakers.

"It is clearly now the will of the parliamentary Conservative Party that there should be a new leader," Mr. Johnson said in remarks outside Downing Street. "The process of choosing that new leader should begin now."


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  • (Score: 1) by Runaway1956 on Friday July 08 2022, @05:32PM (1 child)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Friday July 08 2022, @05:32PM (#1258929) Journal

    I can't get a better view, but, yes, there are electrical wires involved. Commentary has stated that it was electrically ignited. I know that naval guns have a small tube of electrically ignited powder running the length of the shell, which ignites the much larger charge of more traditional "gun powder". I don't know how he accomplished that here, but it seems he may have produced his own powder along with the gun. Probably incorporated some kind of conductive metal into the mix.

    sarcasm - maybe he bought some cheapo Chinese lithium batteries to help things along? /sarcasm

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 09 2022, @02:13AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 09 2022, @02:13AM (#1259023)

    Its not hard to pull some nichrome wire out of a heater or toaster and use it to set off gunpowder.

    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FXKaZeHWAAA8mD3?format=jpg [twimg.com]

    Another one he built. 9 barrels. It seems to have a mobile phone built into it, Internet of Guns?