The murder of the former Japanese prime minister has shocked the whole world.
Immediately after his murder, the perpetrator was caught by the police.
According to the information, it turns out that the questioning, the killer intended to hit the leader of a religious group that he believed was related to the former prime minister, foreign media write.
The killer said that his mother was involved in a religious organization, where she had donated a lot of money, which had caused serious economic problems for his family.
According to police reports, Yamagami had a grudge against this unspecified religious organization, but ruled out that he was against the former prime minister's political ideology.
After finding out online the night before that Abe would attend a rally in the city of Nara, he traveled there by train.
The handmade firearm used in the attack was 40 centimeters long and could easily be hidden at an election rally in Japan and was part of a collection of explosives and other types of weapons found in his home.