Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe had special connection with Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said former Japan PM Shinzo Abe had a special connection with the state.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed shock on Saturday at the assassination of Shinzo Abe, saying the "relational depth" between West Bengal and Japan was personified by the former prime minister.Abe, 67, died after being shot while giving a campaign speech in Nara city in western Japan on Friday morning.

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