Shinzo Abe: People queue to pay respects before private funeral

People were seen queuing at Tokyo’s Zojoji Temple on Tuesday (12 July) to pay their respects to Shinzo Abe, ahead of a private funeral ceremony for the assassinated former Japanese prime minister.

The government is expected to hold a separate memorial service at a later date.

Abe, 67, was shot from behind while giving a campaign speech in western Japan last Friday.

He was airlifted to a hospital and later pronounced dead.

The attack has shocked Japan - one of the world’s safest countries - where guns are strictly controlled.

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