Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said former PM Shinzo Abe was in critical condition after being shot earlier today, and doctors are working hard to save him.

"Former PM Shinzo Abe is in critical condition. Doctors are doing everything they can at this moment. I am hoping, praying he will survive this," Kishida said while addressing the media at his residence.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot at while campaigning in Nara, western Japan on Friday, public broadcaster NHK reported. The suspect has been arrested.