Nusa Dua, Bali (ANTARA) – Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi expressed her deepest sympathy and condolences over the death of former Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, who was gunned down during a stump speech in Nara Prefecture, Japan, on Friday.
“His dedication to serving the country and its people will always be remembered as the best example for all,” Marsudi said during a press conference following the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting here on Friday.
Abe, 67, was shot while campaigning in Nara Prefecture for a candidate of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) for the upper house election scheduled on Sunday. The shooter fired twice at Abe from behind while he was giving a speech.
From the campaign venue, which was located near a train station, Abe was rushed to a hospital in Nara Prefecture, where he was pronounced dead.
The gunman, Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, was arrested at the scene for attempted murder, according to police.
Abe was Japan’s longest-serving prime minister. Tributes poured in from political figures from across the world following the news of his death, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported.
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