Four Japanese soldiers injured in explosion at US base in Okinawa

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Four Japanese soldiers injured in explosion at US base in Okinawa  The blast occurred while the soldiers, who specialise in handling explosives, were working at the storage facility for unexploded World War II ordnance, authorities said.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/09/four-japanese-soldiers-injured-in-explosion-at-us-base-in-okinawa  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Four Japanese soldiers sustained non-life-threatening injuries

00:05following an explosion at a U.S. military base on the southern island of Okinawa.

00:11The soldiers were working at a storage site for unexploded ordnance,

00:16mostly from wartime and found on the island, local officials said.

00:21The Self-Defense Force's joint staff said one of the devices suddenly exploded

00:26when the soldiers were inspecting it at the facility.

00:30The accident was believed to be the first ever since the 1974 launch

00:34of the Japanese Army's unexploded ordnance disposal unit.

00:39There are hundreds of tons of unexploded wartime bombs that remain buried around Japan.

00:44Many of them drop by the U.S. military during World War II.

00:49Many of them are still found on Okinawa,

00:51where nearly 2,000 tons of unexploded U.S. bombs are believed to remain.

01:00See you next time.

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