Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been shot during a speech in the city of Nara, according to reports
Public broadcaster NHK reported that a sound like a gunshot was heard at the time, and a male suspect has been detained.
Mr Abe was taken to hospital, with one NHK reporter saying he was bleeding after the incident.
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