Coverage dated July 7, 2022

Assassination of Japan's Shinzo Abe stuns world leaders

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Friday’s shocking assassination of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in one of the world’s safest countries stunned leaders and drew condemnation. Iran called the shooting an “act of terrorism”

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WFMZ Allentown
Assassination of Japan's Shinzo Abe stuns world leaders (opens WFMZ Allentown)
Published Jul 7, 2022
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Friday’s shocking assassination of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in one of the world’s safest countries stunned leaders and drew condemnation. Iran called the shooting an “act of terrorism”
The Guardian
‘A loss for the world’: leaders unite in condemning Shinzo Abe assassination (opens The Guardian)
Published Jul 7, 2022
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US praises former Japanese leader’s ‘great vision’, while Iran calls shooting an ‘act of terrorism’
The Times of Israel
World leaders pay tribute to assassinated former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe (opens The Times of Israel)
Published Jul 7, 2022
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Outpouring of grief from Turkey to Singapore; Iran labels killing 'act of terrorism,' while some on Chinese social media express joy; footage shows moments of shooting

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