Suspect held grudge against organisation he believed Abe was connected to: Japanese police

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08 July, 2022, 08:00 pm

Last modified: 08 July, 2022, 08:04 pm

Suspect held grudge against organisation he believed Abe was connected to: Japanese police

BSS/AFP

08 July, 2022, 08:00 pm

Last modified: 08 July, 2022, 08:04 pm

File photo of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe. Photo: Reuters

The suspected killer of Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe admitted targeting him and said he held a grudge against an organisation he believed the politician was connected to, police said Friday.

"The suspect stated that he held a grudge against a particular organisation, and that he committed the crime because he believed former prime minister Abe had a connection to it," a senior police officer in Japan's Nara region told reporters, declining to give further details.

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