Police in Japan have launched a murder investigation into the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe -- but little is known about the suspect who was arrested at the scene of the fatal shooting on Friday.
-- but little is known about the suspect who was arrested at the scene of the fatal shooting on Friday.
The weapon was a gun-like item that measured 40 centimetres long and 20 centimetres wide, police said. The suspect inserted bullets in the pipe, which he had bought parts for online, police said, according to NHK. Police believe the suspect used the strongest weapon he made in the assassination, NHK added.At the time of the shooting, Abe was speaking in support of ruling Liberal Democratic Party candidates ahead of Upper House elections on July 10.
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