A French politician and a Greek news outlet mistakenly posted photos of video game designer Hideo Kojima, incorrectly identifying him as the assassin of Shinzo Abe.
French politician Damien Rieu posted photos of Kojima, the creator of such games as Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding, on social media with a comment that translates to “the extreme left kills” regarding Abe’s assassination. The tweet, which has since been deleted, originated from internet jokes that Abe’s suspected assassin, Tetsuya Yamagami, resembled Kojima, according to Kotaku.
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A news station in Greece also showed the photos during a segment discussing Abe’s death. Video showing the broadcast has since been deleted.
Kojima had not acknowledged the mix-up on his social media accounts as of Friday afternoon.
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Yamagami was arrested and confessed to the assassination, reportedly telling police he was frustrated with Abe and had planned to kill him. He used what appeared to have been a homemade gun to conduct the assassination, NHK reported.
