11 minutes agoFormer Japanese prime minister's murder sits on half-strike US flags
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(4 years ago)US President Joe Biden has ordered the flags to sit at half-strike by July 10th, honouring Shinzo Abe, the former Japanese prime minister who was shot dead while giving a speech. “Abe was a proud servant of the Japanese people and a loyal friend of the United States “, the president said. [...]
“Abe was a proud servant of the Japanese people and a loyal friend of the United States “, the American president said in his statement. “Even when attacked and killed, he engaged in democratic work, which he devoted to”, he added.
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Beden plans to visit the Japanese Embassy in Washington later to sign the comfort book. He also said he had tried to contact Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, whom he called a very stable person, adding that Japan is also a very stable ally”.
Earlier, Beden expressed his shock at the fatal murder of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, calling him a champion of the US-Japan coalition who takes deep care of the Japanese people and democracy.
“I am shocked, indignant and deeply saddened by the news that my friend Shinzo Abe, former prime minister of Japan, has been shot and killed during an election campaign. This is a tragedy for Japan, and for all who recognised it”, Biden said in a statement. /abcnews. al
