DIRECT. Japan: Emmanuel Macron says he is “deeply shocked by the heinous attack” against Shinzo Abe – franceinfo

Find here our full live #JAPAN10:39: Japanese police have started to search the home of the suspect in the shooting attack carried out a few hours earlier against former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, according to images from public television NHK. Several police officers are on site and are wearing protective clothing, helmets and shields. 10:37 a.m.: Akie Abe, wife of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has arrived at the hospital where her husband is being treated. We are still without news of the state of health of the politician, who was seriously injured this morning by a firearm during a speech in the west of the country. (PHILIP FONG / AFP) 10:35 a.m.: Russia denounces “a monstrous crime” and an “act of terrorism”, after the attack which targeted former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. 9:56 a.m.: Germany says it is in turn “shocked” by the attack which targeted former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, reacted the head of diplomacy, Annalena Baerbock. “My thoughts go out to him and his family”. Thoughts to the family and loved ones of a great Prime Minister. France stands alongside the Japanese people. 09:45: Emmanuel Macron reacts to the “odious” attack by the former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe. “France stands alongside the Japanese people”, assures the French president. “after being the victim of a gun attack while attending a political event in western Japan. A suspect has been arrested. Follow our live. #COVID_19 The Minister of Health, François Braun, asks the French “to put the masks on the trains, on the buses, in all the places where we are a little on top of each other”, “for this day of great departures on holiday”. #FIRE The fire is fixed but “it is not circumscribed, the edges remain active”, write the firefighters of Gard, about the Bordezac fire, in which 620 hectares have already been destroyed. Thirteen firefighters were injured. #GRENOBLE A 24-year-old man who was riding a scooter with an armed passenger was killed yesterday by the police in Grenoble. Two investigations are open, the first on the facts of “attempted murder of a person holding public authority” and the second on the facts of “fatal blows”, entrusted to the IGPN.
8:33 a.m.: Liberal Democratic Party General Secretary Yoshio Ogita was standing next to Shinzo Abe when the latter was hit. He heard two loud noises and saw a plume of white smoke rising skyward. “I didn’t know what happened,” he told The New York Times. ‘I saw him collapse.’ 8:27 a.m.: After being shot, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe collapsed and was bleeding from the neck, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party source told Reuters Japanese news agency Jiji.08:26: “The first shot sounded like a toy. It did not fall and there was a loud bang. The second shot was more visible, you could see the spark and smoke,” a young woman who was present at the political event in which Shinzo Abe was attending told NHK television when he was shot. “After the second shot, people surrounded him and gave him a heart massage,” she testified. victim was the former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was “appalled and saddened” by the “despicable” attack. European Council President Charles Michel is “shocked and saddened by the cowardly attack”. he was giving a speech at a political event in the Nara region of western Japan. 08:03 am: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is in “very serious condition” after being attacked with a gun fire, according to the current Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida. “. “Our thoughts and prayers are with him, his family and the people of Japan.” 07:26: The French Embassy learned with emotion and dismay of the heinous attack of which former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was the victim in Nara. At this dramatic moment, all his thoughts are with Shinzo Abe, his family and loved ones. https://t.co/g87C3Cd50J07h26: The French Embassy learned “with emotion and dismay of the heinous attack” of which the former Japanese Prime Minister was the victim, reacts the latter on Twitter. “At this dramatic time, his thoughts are with Shinzo Abe, his family and loved ones.” 7:23 a.m.: The United States is “deeply concerned” by the shooting attack on former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. “It’s a very, very sad moment,” he added from the G20 in Bali. one of the strictest gun control laws in the world. Obtaining a gun license is a long and complicated process, even for Japanese citizens, who must first obtain a recommendation from a shooting association and then undergo strict police checks. 6:31 a.m.: Here are some photos of the political event Shinzo Abe was attending this morning in Nara, Japan, before he was shot, and what followed. (Kazuhiko Hirano / Yomiuri / The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP )06:22 am: The secretary general of the Japanese government confirms that a suspect has been arrested, after the shooting attack against former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.06:13 am: According to Japanese media, which announced the attack on former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a man was arrested for attempted murder and a weapon was seized. Contacted by AFP, the local police did not immediately confirm this information. He was in office in 2006 for a year, then again from 2012 to 2020. (Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) 06:05 am: US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said he was “sad and shocked” by the attack shot at former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. “Abe-san was an outstanding leader of Japan and a staunch ally of the United States. The American government and people pray for the well-being of Abe-san, his family, and the people of Japan,” he said. -he wrote in a press release. confirms the government, after the revelations of several Japanese media. He was taken to hospital and his condition is unknown at this time. The race to succeed Boris Johnson is launched within the British Conservative Party, the day after the Prime Minister’s resignation from the head of his party. MP Tom Tugendhat was the first to officially launch. Franceinfo explains to you how his or her successor will be appointed.
#FIRE About 700 hectares were destroyed by the flames in the “mega fire” of Bordezac, in the Gard, according to the report carried out at 5:30 a.m. by the department’s firefighters. Some 900 firefighters were mobilized. Yesterday was marked by multiple fires in the region, fanned by “extreme weather conditions”. Vladimir Putin challenged Westerners yesterday, saying Russia had “not yet started serious things” in Ukraine. The Russian army is stepping up its bombardments on the cities that still elude it in the Donbass. To read also Related topics