Tetsuya Yamagami, the man accused of assassinating Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, on Tuesday pled guilty, three years after the crime shocked the world.

The 45-year-old was accused of murder and of using a handmade weapon to shoot Abe dead.

Abe was shot on 8 July 2022 while giving a speech near the Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara City, Nara Prefecture. Although he was airlifted for immediate medical attention, he was pronounced dead at the hospital.

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