Jun 9, 2025, 7:15 AM

Explosion rocks US Kadena Air Base in Japan

Explosion rocks US Kadena Air Base in Japan

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – An explosion struck the US Kadena Air Base in Japan's Okinawa on Monday.

An explosion occurred at an ammunition storage area inside the U.S. military's Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, southern Japan, on Monday, Reuters reported.

Citing a Yomitan Village official, it added that there has been a report of an unknown number of injuries. 

Public broadcaster NHK reported that the facility belonged to Japan's Self Defense Forces and was used to temporarily store unexploded ammunition.

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