Former Prime Minister of Japan, Abe Shinzo, 67, is showing no vital signs after being taken to hospital following an apparent attack at a campaign event, AFP has reported.
According to local media, Abe collapsed while making a speech in Japan’s Nara prefecture about 11.30am local time, with witnesses claiming to have heard gunshots.
According to footage from the event, Mr Abe was standing on a podium at the side of the road before the alleged attack happened.
Local media has reported that Liberal Democratic Party sources say he was bleeding from the neck at the time he collapsed, with an NHK reporter claiming there were “two consecutive gun shots” heard at the scene, Reuters reports.
