Any videos showing the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be removed on Facebook and Twitter, the companies said Friday, citing their rules on harmful content.  

Abe was killed on Friday during a speech in western Japan when he was fired upon, and was pronounced dead at the hospital after being airlifted.  Multiple videos have been circulating showing a gunman firing a double-barreled weapon that appears to be homemade at Abe twice, from behind.  

Police in Nara arrested Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, a former member of Japan’s navy, on suspicion of murder at the scene.

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