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From Japan's Shinzo Abe to Indira Gandhi, politicians who were fatally shot -in Pics

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving leader, died on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, public broadcaster NHK said. Over the years, major political assassinations have shocked the world. From American President Abraham Lincoln to Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, several leaders were shot across the world.

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Updated:Jul 08, 2022, 03:49 PM IST

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Japan's ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shot dead

A man opened fire on Japan's ex-Prime Minister, 67-year-old Shinzo Abe, from behind with an apparently homemade gun as he spoke at a drab traffic island in the western city of Nara in Japan on July 8, 2022. It was the first assassination of a sitting or former Japanese premier since the days of prewar militarism in the 1930s. Police said a 41-year-old man suspected of carrying out the shooting had been arrested.

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Indira Gandhi shot by her Sikh bodyguards

Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was shot dead, sending shockwaves across the nation. Her Sikh bodyguards Satwant Singh and Beant Singh opened fire on her following Operation Blue Star - an Indian military action ordered by Indira Gandhi to remove Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers from the Golden Temple of Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar, Punjab. She was hit by 30 bullets.

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Two-time Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto was shot at

Two-time Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, was killed on December 27, 2007. Gun shots were fired at her following a political rally at Liaqat National Bagh. A suicide bomb was also detonated immediately following the shooting.

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US's 35th President John F. Kennedy succumbed to bullet wound after shocking shooting

The 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy died after he was fatally shot in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza. His wife Jacqueline, Texas Governor John Connally and Connally's wife Nellie were in the vehicle when he was shot fatally. He succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.

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Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by Nathuram Godse

At the age of 78, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in the compound of Birla House, a large mansion in central New Delhi. He was assassinated by Nathuram Vinayak Godse on 30 January 1948.

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US's 16th President Abraham Lincoln died of bullet wound

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was shot by John Wilkes Booth, an actor and Confederate sympathizer. He died from the bullet wound.

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Martin Luther King Jr was fatally shot on a motel balcony

The iconic American Baptist minister and civil rights activist was shot fatally on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. Martin Luther King Jr was only 39 and was fatally shot by James Earl Ray when he was standing at his motel's balcony.

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Sidhu Moosewala shot dead in his car

Singer-turned-politician Sidhu Moosewala was shot dead by unidentified assailants in his car on May 29 2022 near his native village in Mansa district. Punjab Police is investigating the role of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's role in the killing.