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Shinzo Abe Funeral : Japanese say final goodbye to former PM Shinzo Abe at funeral
Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe was shot dead while speaking at an election campaign in western Japan's Nara city on Friday. His funeral is being held in Tokyo on July 12.
Japan on Tuesday bid farewell to Shinzo Abe, a towering figure who dominated Japanese politics for decades as the country’s longest-serving Prime Minister, before being gunned down at a campaign rally last week. Thousands gathered outside Tokyo’s Zojoji temple as a private funeral was held inside. Later, a motorcade carrying the hearse to a funeral home left the Buddhist temple, as per local media reports.
Abe was shot dead while speaking at an election campaign in western Japan’s Nara city on Friday. The public shooting had drawn condemnation from leaders around the world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had termed Abe a friend and announced a day’s mourning as a mark of respect.
