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Who is Tetsuya Yamagami? What we know of the man suspected of shooting Shinzo Abe

Abe, 67, was pronounced dead by doctors at Nara Medical University Hospital on Friday at 5:03 p.m., local time, just over five hours after receiving a gunshot while delivering a campaign speech in front of a small crowd on the street. Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, admitted to shooting Abe, Nara Nishi police said Friday during a …

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Restaurant fundraisers to help victims after 6 injured when a car crashes into outdoor patio

CHICAGO (WLS) – Six outdoor diners were injured when a car skipped a curb and crashed into a Near North Side restaurant Friday night, Chicago firefighters said. “It was shocking, but I’m very happy with how everyone handled the situation in the best way possible,” said Jeffrey Magee, Uproar’s deputy general manager. Uproar’s customer service …

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Abe’s killer wielded a homemade gun, resentment over his mother’s financial ruin, according to police

NARA, Japan, July 9 (Reuters) – The man arrested for the Shinzo Abe assassination believed the former Japanese leader was linked to a religious group he blamed on his mother’s financial ruin and spent months planning the attack with a homemade gun, police told local media. on Saturday. Tetsuya Yamagami, a 41-year-old unemployed man, was …

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Biden defends the decision to visit Saudi Arabia: “My job is to keep our country strong and secure”

“As president, my job is to keep our country strong and secure. We must counter Russia’s aggression, put ourselves in the best possible position to overcome China, and work for greater stability in a consistent region of the world. “, wrote Biden. Saturday in an opinion piece for The Washington Post. “To do these things, …

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Abbott resumes production after a flood at the troubled Michigan formula plant

Production of baby formula has resumed at Michigan’s Abbott Nutrition factory, whose shutdown in February due to contamination contributed to a national shortage, a company spokesman said. Damage from severe storms, including flooding, had forced the Sturgis plant to halt operations in mid-June just two weeks after production resumed with additional disinfection and safety protocols. …

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Protesters in Sri Lanka, angry at the economic crisis, storm the president’s house

Thousands of protesters storm the president’s home and office Protesters, outraged by the economic crisis, are demanding the resignation of the president The prime minister convenes an emergency meeting of party leaders At least 39 people were injured in the protests COLOMBO, July 9 (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters in Sri Lanka’s commercial capital, Colombo, …

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