VIDEO: Funeral Of Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Closed, Long Line Of Mourners Outside Tokyo Shrine

TOKYO - This is the atmosphere at the Zojoji temple in Tokyo, Tuesday (12/7). Mourners gathered to bid farewell to former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe. The former Japanese prime minister was shot at a campaign rally last week. Long lines clad in black mixed at the Zojoji temple in Tokyo. They paid their last respects and sent flower offerings. The funeral service took place at 13.00 local time, open only to family and close friends. Abe was shot dead Friday during a campaign speech in the western city of Nara. He was pronounced dead about five and a half hours after the shooting. After the funeral the hearse carrying Abe's body will continue its journey to central Tokyo. Where the black ribbon of mourning hangs the Japanese flag. Watch the video below.