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People pay their respects in front of a makeshift memorial outside Yamato-Saidaiji Station, where former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot earlier in the day, in Nara on July 8, 2022. - (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

A man (bottom) suspected of shooting former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is tackled to the ground by police at Yamato Saidaiji Station in the city of Nara on July 8, 2022. (Photo by Yomiuri Shimbun / AFP)

Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob expresses his deepest condolences and sympathy to the Government and people of Japan after the news of their former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s passing.

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reacts as he holds a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 8, 2022, after news of the attack on former prime minister Shinzo Abe. - (Photo by AFP)

This image taken from video provided by witness Toshiharu Otani and released via Jiji Press shows former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe (C) attending an election campaign before giving a speech at Kintetsu Yamato-Saidaiji station square in Nara, while a man (2nd R-behind) suspected of shooting Abe shortly after stands in the background on July 8, 2022. (Photo by Toshiharu Otani / JIJI PRESS / AFP)

Abe has been pronounced dead after he was shot at a campaign event earlier today. (KAZUHIRO NOGI /AFP FILE PIX)

Saifuddin expressed shock over the tragic shooting of Abe. Photo: BERNAMA

The man appeared to be in his 40s and a gun had been confiscated, said public broadcaster NHK, citing police sources (KAZUHIRO NOGI / AFP FILE PIX)

Abe is showing no vital signs after being taken to hospital following an apparent attack at a campaign event in the Nara region, Japanese media reported. (KAZUHIRO NOGI / AFP FILE PIX)

Abe was reportedly unconscious after the incident. (KAZUHIRO NOGI /AFP FILE PIX)