Japan Police Chief Takes Responsibility for Shinzo Abe Assassination, Admits Security Lapses

Japan Police Chief Takes Responsibility for Shinzo Abe Assassination, Admits Security Lapses
Nara prefectural police chief Tomoaki Onizuka reacts during a press conference in Nara, Japan, on July 9, 2022. Kyodo News via AP
Tom Ozimek
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The police chief of the Nara prefecture where former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was killed admitted security lapses that allowed the assassin to get close enough to fire the deadly shots from a homemade gun, saying he feels a “grave sense of responsibility.”

Nara prefectural police chief Tomoaki Onizuka told a press conference on July 9 that it’s clear there were shortcomings in his own approved plan for securing the event at which Abe was gunned down.

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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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