Suspect in killing of Japan former PM Shinzo Abe had test-fired guns

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has said that the handmade gun used in the attack"was designed to fire six pellets at once", according to sources.

has said that the handmade gun used in the attack"was designed to fire six pellets at once", according to sources.

The Nara prefectural police believe that Yamagami made several prototypes and selected the most lethal one to commit the crime. The former prime minister was shot in the western city of Nara at 11.30am on Friday and died in hospital later. Yamagami has told the authorities that two metal tubes were bound together and secured with wooden boards and tape. The tubes contained a capsule that could hold up to six pellets, which would be discharged out of each tube in a single shot.When the prefectural police examined a campaign vehicle along a road about 20m away from Mr Abe, they found multiple pellet holes in the signboard area.

 

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