Nepal condoles death of Shinzo Abe, announces day of national mourning

Kathmandu : Nepal has announced a day of national mourning on July 9 following the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who was shot on Friday during an election campaign in the Japanese city of Nara.

A meeting of Nepal’s Council of Ministers on Friday evening decided to observe July 9 as a day of national mourning. Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba also sent a message of condolence to Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on the assassination of Abe.