Japan: Japan PM Abe announces resignation due to flare-up of illness
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TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s national police chief says he will resign to take responsibility over the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe last month. National Police Agency Chief Itaru Nakamura’s announcement comes as his agency released a report on how it failed to save Abe’s life July 8 when he was assassinated at a campaign speech in Nara in western Japan.
The report found that holes in police protection for Abe allowed the attacker to reach him from behind.
The alleged gunman, Tetsuya Yamagami, was arrested at the spot and is being held for mental evaluation until late November.
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