The moment when former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe collapsed after being shot during a speech. Video

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been taken to hospital in a pool of blood after a fall. He is reportedly not showing any significant signs, NHK reported.

Suspect Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, was arrested shortly after he shot Shinzo.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot at around 11:30 a.m. Friday during an election campaign speech on a street in Nara.

It can be seen in the video that the former Japanese PM was attacked with a gun from behind during the election campaign. Gunshots can be heard in the background of the video. Before the shooting of the gun, the public gathered to listen to the speech of the Japanese PM created a ruckus.

Abe was taken to a bleeding hospital after a fall. He is reportedly not showing any significant signs, NHK reported.

Suspect Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, was arrested shortly after he shot Shinzo.

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