Hearse carrying Abe's body arrives at Tokyo home

A hearse carrying the body of Shinzo Abe arrived at the assassinated former Japanese prime minister's home in Tokyo.

Abe was assassinated Friday on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech - an attack that stunned a nation with strict gun control laws.

The 67-year-old Abe, who was Japan’s longest-serving leader when he resigned in 2020, collapsed bleeding and was airlifted to a nearby hospital in Nara, although he was not breathing and his heart had stopped.

He was later pronounced dead after receiving massive blood transfusions, officials said.