Japan Mourns Shinzo Abe as Police Admit Security Failures
The body of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe returns to Tokyo as authorities investigate the assassination. Police acknowledge significant security flaws that allowed a suspect with a homemade gun to carry out the shocking attack.
The body of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at his family home in Tokyo a day after a shocking assassination disrupts the nation. A wake and memorial service take place over Monday and Tuesday to honor the longest-serving leader in Japanese history, who stepped down in 2020 due to health reasons.
Police reveal that a 41-year-old unemployed man admits to the shooting and uses a homemade firearm. Authorities confiscate several handmade pistol-like items from the suspect's apartment as they continue to investigate the motive and the logistics of the attack.
Local police chief Tomoaki Onizuka admits he cannot deny there were problems with Abe's security detail. He takes responsibility for the protective failure that ultimately results in the former prime minister's death.