Shinzo Abe: Gunman admits shooting dead former Japanese prime minister, police say
A man suspected of shooting dead former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has admitted the crime, police have said.
Mr Abe, 67, was shot twice from behind while giving a speech at a campaign rally in the western city of Nara.
He bled to death after sustaining two deep neck wounds that damaged an artery.
It is the first assassination of a sitting or former Japanese premier since the 1930s.
Named in media reports as 41-year-old Yamagami Tetsuya, the gunman appeared unemotional when talking to investigators and has been responding calmly to questions.
