The man held on suspicion of assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe believed he was linked to a religious group he blamed for his mother’s financial ruin.
The man held on suspicion of assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe believed he was linked to a religious group he blamed for his mother’s financial ruin, police have said.
The unemployed loner was convinced Mr Abe had promoted an unnamed religious group that his mother went bankrupt donating money to, according to the country’s Kyodo news agency.Local media also reported that Yamagami had attended other campaign events featuring Mr Abe and considered using a bomb in his attack before settling on a firearm.
Wiry and bespectacled with shaggy hair, he was seen stepping into the road behind Abe before unloading two shots from a 16-inch-long weapon wrapped with black tape.TV footage captured the suspect standing behind Mr Abe moments before the shootingNeighbours told Reuters Yamagami was a loner who never replied when they tried speaking to him.
Japanese naval records show that a person named Tetsuya Yamagami served in the Maritime Self-Defence Force from 2002 until 2005.
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