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Japan mourns as Abe's remains arrive in Tokyo

(UPDATE) A HEARSE carrying the body of assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Tokyo on Saturday after he was shot at close range on the campaign trail.

BACK HOME A hearse transporting the body of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe arrives at his residence in Tokyo on Saturday, July 9, 2022. World leaders have recoiled in horror after Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead during a campaign speech on July 8 -- an especially shocking assassination given the country's strict gun laws and low rates of violent crime. PHOTO BY AFP