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Coverage dated June 8, 2025

Explosion at Kadena Air Base injures 4 Japanese troops

Headline from Military Times

Four Japanese troops were injured when a device suddenly exploded at a storage site for unexploded ordnance at the U.S. Air Force base on Okinawa.

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  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Explosion at a US air base in southern Japan injures 4 Japanese soldiers (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    An explosion at a storage site for unexploded ordnance at a U.S. military base on Japan's southern island of Okinawa injured four Japanese soldiers, though the injuries are not life-threatening, officials said Monday.

  2. Military Times

    Explosion at Kadena Air Base injures 4 Japanese troops (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    Four Japanese troops were injured when a device suddenly exploded at a storage site for unexploded ordnance at the U.S. Air Force base on Okinawa.

  3. UPI

    Four Japanese soldiers injured in a facility explosion (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    4 Japanese soldiers injured in a facility explosion at a US base in Okinawa.

  4. PBS NewsHour

    Explosion at U.S. base on Okinawa injures 4 Japanese soldiers (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Japanese officials say an explosion at a storage site for unexploded ordnance at a U.S. military base on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa injured four Japanese soldiers.

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