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  Shinzo Abe, former Japan PM, shows no vital signs after being shot at: report Shinzo Abe, former prime minister of Japan, was shot at and collapsed during a speech in the city of Nara, according to a local media report. Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot at in Nara on Friday, reported local media house  NHK.  The 67-year-old ex-world leader is showing no vital signs after being rushed to hospital, said news agency  AFP  quoting Japanese media. A suspect was detained at the scene and is being questioned, the report added. The country’s chief cabinet secretary is expected to address the media at around 0400 GMT (9.30 am IST), reported  Reuters . “Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo collapsed during a speech in the city of Nara, in western Japan. Initial reports say he may have been injured. An NHK reporter on site heard something that sounded like a gunshot, and saw Abe bleeding,” the agency said in an alert. Another Japanes...