Thread by @OSINT_Tactical

1/10: Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe 安倍 晋三Assassination: Short/Simple Analysis using open-source intelligence (OSINT) #ShinzoAbe #Japan #安倍晋三 #日本 #OSINT #Assassination

2/10: Location and GPS Coordinates:
In front of Yamato-Saidaiji Train Station (North Exit)
大和西大寺駅 (Across from Sanwa City Saidaiji サンワシテ)
GPS Coordinates of the Red podium Shinzo Abe was standing on when he was shot: 34°41'38.6"N 135°47'02.0"E #OSINT #ShinzoAbe

3/10: Got date,GPS Coordinates,but no exact time, metadata in various images searched was not conclusive, press articles state 11:30am local time. Spotted one of Abe's bodyguards with a watch, we can see from the photo turned upside that it seems to be 11:31am. #OSINT #ShinzoAbe

4/10: The killer could have been detected, Bodyguard Team was too focused on the front crowd, no Surveillance Detection Team was part of the OP. Attacks often come from the rear (same principal as tribes wearing masks at the back of their heads to avoid tiger attacks). #OSINT

5/10: The killer planned the murder & was in position even before #ShinzoAbe gets up onto the podium, killer is isolated, at the rear watching & waiting. The strap is from the Navy blue bag he was wearing, with the homemade weapon inside. There was nobody searching people. #OSINT

6/10: Attack Video [*Warning may be unsuitable for some viewers]
We can see and hear a first shot fired which doesn't hit Shinzo Abe, the second shot which was at close range hit him on the left side of the chest. #OSINT #shooting #Shinzoabe

7/10: During the attack, one bodyguard fails to deploy the bulletproof briefcase which is supposed to unfold in minimum 2 parts, some have 3 parts to cover the whole body of the VIP. This can be put down to lack of training/RTA (Reaction to Attack drills)

8/10: Following the shots, the Bodyguard Team reacts to take down the killer (he would have been shot in the US). The BG with the briefcase could have stayed alongside the VIP in order to protect against a secondary attack, he isn't doing much with one hand.
#OSINT #bodyguard

9/10: When Shinzo Abe goes to ground, only civilians can be seen attending and providing some form of first aid. No Bodyguard can be seen, no medical kit can be seen. Did the Bodyguards have a Tactical First Aid Kit and were they trained in TCCC/TECC? #OSINT #TCCC #FirstAid

10/10: As a provider of open-source intelligence🔍 & executive protection training🛡️;the intention of my thread was not to point fingers, but rather to analyse what could have been done differently. Feel free to input. #OSINT #Shinzoabe #ExecutiveProtection #Bodyguard

*Additional post to the thread not relevant to the Analysis: May the soul of Shinzo Abe rest in peace, thoughts and prayers are with Japan 🇯🇵 #ShinzoAbeRIP #Japan #安倍晋三