Unification Church puzzled by reports of alleged grudge held by Shinzo Abe assassination suspect
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The man suspected of assassinating Shinzo Abe targeted the former Japanese Prime Minister because he believed Abe's grandfather -- another former leader of the country -- had helped the expansion of a religious group he held a grudge against, according to public broadcaster NHK.
Abe's grandfather Nobusuke Kishi, who served as Prime Minister from 1957 to 1960, was targeted for assassination in the final year of his premiership, though he survived after being stabbed six times.
"I thought that former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi contributed to the expansion of (the religious group), and I thought about killing his grandson, former Prime Minister Abe," the suspect, 41-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami, told investigators, NHK reported.
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