Shock and prayers from leaders around the world continue to flow in, as former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe remains in the hospital after being shot on Friday.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg tweeted that his thoughts were with Abe and his family, saying he was “deeply shocked by the heinous shooting.”
French President Emmanuel Macron also tweeted that he was “deeply shocked.” “Thoughts to the family and loved ones of a great Prime Minister. France stands alongside the Japanese people,” Macron said.
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach condemned the shooting as a “cowardly attack,” adding: “I hope and pray that he will recover.”
Other European leaders, including Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, and Ireland’s leader Micheál Martin shared similar messages online.
Meanwhile in Asia, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong decried the shooting as “a senseless act of violence,” saying he had recently hosted Abe for a lunch in May during a visit to Tokyo.
