TV footage from the event appears to show the man suspected of shooting Mr Abe in the moments before the fatal attack

The man suspected of fatally shooting the former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was caught on camera in the moments before the assassination.

Mr Abe, 67, was shot on Friday as he delivered a campaign speech in the western region of Nara.

The hugely influential politician, who had been Japan’s longest-serving leader was airlifted to Nara Medical University hospital where he was later pronounced dead.