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Four Japan defence force members hurt in blast near US Air Base in Okinawa

Four Japan defence force members hurt in blast near US Air Base in Okinawa

Tokyo, June 9 (IANS) Four members of Japan Ground Self Defence Force (JGSDF) were injured after an explosion occurred Monday near the US military's Kadena Air Base in the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa, the Japanese media reported. The defence personnel were working at a depot, local and Defence Ministry officials said. At around 11:20 am local time, the fire department received reports about the explosion at the SDF-managed facility when the SDF personnel were preparing to carry out bomb disposal operations. "The ministry officials said there was an unidentified explosion while SDF personnel were preparing for bomb disposal operations,…
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