Three years ago on July 8, former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo was fatally shot while giving a campaign speech in front of Kintestsu Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara City, western Japan.  

At a flower stand set up on July 6 by a local volunteer group, many people came early morning to lay flowers and pay their respects to the former prime minister. 

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I put my hands together in prayer, asking him to keep watching over us. 

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It is shocking when a politician is attacked like this. Visitor: 

We still don’t know the truth. I hope everything will be brought to light. 

Many people have also been visiting Mikasa Cemetery in Nara City, where a memorial stands for the late Prime Minister Abe. 

The trial for Yamagami Tetsuya, who has been indicted on charges including murder, is scheduled to begin on October 28 this year.