Abe expresses strong anger at Las Vegas shooting

October 3, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivered a message to US President Donald Trump on Monday, expressing strong anger at a deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas.

"I am immensely shocked and utterly outraged to learn about the shooting incident in Las Vegas which claimed the lives of a number of innocent civilians," Abe said in the message.

"We cannot tolerate such indiscriminate and massive shooting incident for any reason and I resolutely condemn it," Abe said.

"Japan expresses its sincere solidarity with the government of the United States and the people of the United States as they try to overcome this difficult time," he said. Jiji Press