July 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden has expressed outrage to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida over the death of Shinzo Abe, who was shot and killed on Friday while campaigning for the Senate.
“President Biden spoke today by telephone with Prime Minister Kishida to express his sadness and outrage and to offer his condolences on the violent and tragic death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.” , the White House wrote in a statement.
A man opened fire on the Japanese leader with a homemade weapon while the latter was giving a speech.
Hit by two bullets in the heart and neck, Shinzo Abe, who was 67, was pronounced dead in hospital five and a half hours later. (Report Eric Beech; French version Camille Raynaud)