The suspected killer of Japan's former prime minister
Shinzo Abe admitted
targeting the politician and said he held a grudge against an organisation he
believed Abe was connected to, police said Friday.
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Senior police officers in the western region of Nara, where the murder took
place, named the suspect as unemployed 41-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami, who said
he had used a handmade gun.
"That's the suspect's assertion, and we have determined that (the gun)
is clearly handmade in appearance, although our analysis is currently
ongoing," an officer told reporters.
Police declined to give details of the "particular organisation"
mentioned by the suspect, saying investigations were ongoing, but several
Japanese media outlets described it as a religious group.
Yamagami was pictured at the scene holding a large boxy black object that
appeared to have two barrels.
Officers in protective gear began searching the suspect's home after 5pm and
have confiscated "several handmade gun-like items".
The suspect, who addressed police in a "matter-of-fact way", told
officers he had worked for the Maritime Self-Defense Force -- Japan's navy --
for three years from 2002, but these details are also under investigation.
Yamagami also told police he had learned about Abe's visit online, the
officers said.
They added that they were probing whether there were any problems with
security at the campaign event where the assassination took place on Friday
morning.
"We will take appropriate measures if problems were discovered."
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