Man Taken Into Custody After Former Japanese Pm Abe Shinzo Collapses
Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo collapsed on the street in the western city of Nara while making a speech for a Liberal Democratic Party candidate's election campaign at around 11: 30 a.m. An NHK reporter who was at the scene says he may have been shot.
The fire department says he is showing no vital signs.
Police say a man has been taken into custody.
The site is near Yamatosaidaiji Station in Nara City.
The NHK reporter says Abe was bleeding. The reporter heard what sounded like a gun going off.