As Abe was whisked to the hospital by medical helicopter, Fukushima gathered a team and collected as much blood as he could get. Abe was transported to 20 kilometers away from the incident site.

NARA--The first shot fired by a suspected gunman apparently missed former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, but the second blast caused the veteran politician to collapse, according to a 17-year-old witness.

NARA--The cause of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s death was loss of blood ... in a state of cardiac arrest following the shooting. The autopsy began at 10:40 p.m. and took six hours and ...

Japan's Prime Minister Fumiuo Kishida speaking before the death of former leader Shinzo Abe. Read more on this story: Vikas Pandey and Samira Hussain explain how the chaos unfolded in northern India.

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