S.Korea president Yoon sends condolences after shooting death of ex-Japanese premier Abe

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Updated: Jul 8, 2022, 10:07 GMT+00:00

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol sent condolences to Akie Abe, wife of Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, following his death in a shooting attack on Friday as he giving an election campaign speech.

Japan's Prime Minister Abe stands in front of Japan's national flag after his ruling LDP annual party convention in Tokyo

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol sent condolences to Akie Abe, wife of Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, following his death in a shooting attack on Friday as he giving an election campaign speech.

“I send my condolences to the bereaved families and Japanese people who have lost the longest-serving prime minister and respected politician in Japan’s constitutional history,” Yoon was quoted as saying in a statement delivered by the presidential office.

Yoon added that the shooting was “an unforgivable act of crime.”

(Reporting by Cynthia Kim; Editing by Mark Heinrich)

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