discussion Shinzo Abe Dead: Killer Held Grudge Against Affiliated Church that Bankrupted Mother

[Azulito]

Kinda crazy that something like this happened in Japan. 

[popstar]

Shocking

[flower moon]

6 minutes ago, phreshprince said:

How would a random shooting cause a war? 

right its never happened before

[Living To Tell]

 

[mathekr]

This is very shocking coming from Japan and their very strict gun laws. Wonder what the motivation was

[frenchyisback]

8 minutes ago, phreshprince said:

How would a random shooting cause a war? 

Are you seriously asking?

Read about WW1 my friend. 
 

 

If the shooter is Chinese or Korean… this can turn nasty real quick…

[Reverse Warholian]

Insane! Hope he recovers 

[Tcharm]

I heard he passed away... or is close to death...

 

Edited July 8, 2022 by Tcharm

[publikcitizen]

3 minutes ago, frenchyisback said:

Are you seriously asking?

Read about WW1 my friend. 
 

 

If the shooter is Chinese or Korean… this can turn nasty real quick…

It could even be a Russian. Weren’t there some tensions between Russia and Japan lately over the Japanese islands that Russia controls and Japan wants to take them back? 

Edited July 8, 2022 by publikcitizen

[Headlock]

12 minutes ago, phreshprince said:

How would a random shooting cause a war? 

Open up a history book, I BEG of you 

[TROPICUM]

14 minutes ago, phreshprince said:

How would a random shooting cause a war? 

not this specific shooting (probably), but the layers of world political tension that's been stacking upon each other, with what what's happening in the UK and elsewhere

 

 

that's how most wars start, by the way

Edited July 8, 2022 by TROPICUM

[Taste of Honey]

This is crazy to be happening in Japan. Wow. 

[frenchyisback]

7 minutes ago, publikcitizen said:

It could even be a Russian. Weren’t there some tensions between Russia and Japan lately over the Japanese islands that Russia controls and Japan wants to take them back? 

Yes!

Technically  Russia & Japan are still at war… since 1952 

[AlanRickman1946]

27 minutes ago, TROPICUM said:

Why an ex-PM tho? Wouldn't it make more sense to go after the current one?

 

I really hope he recovers, it could really affect world's politics after everything going on rn... like a war or something....

Yeah thats what makes me think it is a nutter rather than a government funded political assassin.

[Beyonnaise]

This is shocking 

[frenchyisback]

 

 

[madonnas]

Looks like he is likely dead.  Good riddance.  

[AlanRickman1946]

46 minutes ago, Cruel Summer said:

This is shocking for a country with as little gun violence as Japan.

You just know that fact will be used as "ammunition" by certain lobbying groups.

[rp662]

Just now, madonnas said:

Looks like he is likely dead.  Good riddance.  

[frenchyisback]

It was a 41yo Japanese shooter: Tetsuya Yamagami

 

It is a premeditated assassination “attempt”

Thank god for the Indian channels on YouTube.

 

 

 

Edited July 8, 2022 by frenchyisback

[AlanRickman1946]

2 minutes ago, madonnas said:

Looks like he is likely dead.  Good riddance.  

Why dont you like Shinzo Abe?

[TROPICUM]

Apparently 'heart failure' is the term Japan's media use for death before an official statement is made. The shooter better be Japanese or else 

 

 

 

 

[madonnas]

Just now, AlanRickman1946 said:

Why dont you like Shinzo Abe?

To sum it up, he was a hard right militarist who denied / downplayed WWII Japanese war crimes.  

[kandicha]

The shooter does appear to be Japanese (at least has a Japanese name)

 

 

Edited July 8, 2022 by kandicha

[BeenTheShit]

1 minute ago, frenchyisback said:

It was a 41yo Japanese shooter. A premeditated assassination “attempt”

 

 

The way the BBC, CNN, ABC (Australia) & DW are not running this live is truly pathetic.

 

Then they wonder why the rest of Asia don’t feel concern by Ukraine when they consistently ignore Asia.

thank god for the Indian channels.

 

 

 

CNN is covering it live and has been since the news broke.  In fact, they’re airing the CNN International feed instead of the normal repeat broadcast of AC360.