Mourners lay flowers at scene of Shinzo Abe's fatal shooting

Mourners in Japan placed flowers at the spot where former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot during a campaign speech on Friday morning, July 8.

Video captures mourners placing flowers at the scene in Nara, near Yamato-Saidaiji Station where Mr Abe, Japan’s most famous and longest-serving prime minister, was shot.

Earlier today, a hearse carrying the body of Mr Abe arrived at his Tokyo residence while members of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) are seen dressed in black and lining the roads to pay their respects.

[Andy-uyts]

Condolences to the family, rest in peace 🙏 🇬🇧

[emeraldbreeze]

The criminal was not a professional hitman, but just an amateur eccentric. If the guards were watching behind Mr Abe carefully, they could have easily stopped the approaching criminal. This is clearly a careless mistake of the guards.

[macklee]

Why are they still wearing masks, and outside?

[Whispersbear]

We lost a good friend of Bangladesh.
😭😭

[TheAlanSaunders]

Compared with other leaders of countries he seemed to me to be a good man and a good leader. Violence, war and assassination was never a good solution. Even in the UK we have nutcases who have murdered politicians. He is now a martyr who will inspire his supporters to ten fold retribution.

[andresmattos]

Rest in peace victims of brutal unit 731 human testing lab 😔😔😔😔😔

[lorrainemcmahon]

This for a very intelligent country is raw hell

[BarryMckockinah]

Rest in Peace Abe 🙏
Hard to believe that there are people celebrating his death, calling him a dictator when they've never even lived in Japan.

[nyctasiaselesq]

Why are there 2 slices of watermellon? What is the significance? I can understand sake or green tea bottles.

[jubaierarnob]

Wrong title. The correct title would be "Mourners lay flowers AND WATERMELONS at scene of Shinzo Abe's fatal shooting."

[Gringos]

this gives you a hint of what our democracy as western nations is coming too

[soloperformer]

Why, he was just another person? Millions of people die every day but there's generally no mass-mourning of them.

[matthewhall]

So why did someone assassinate the guy?..

[NewsEmrooz]

A battery car can travel a thousand kilometers with a single charge. They want to electrify the police car. I have an electric car, it is very good and powerful. Tanx @7@