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World War II Bomb Explodes in Okinawa 01-14-09

Posted by okinawatime on 2009/01/19

World War II Bomb Explodes in Okinawa 01-14-09

糸満市小波蔵で水道工事�に不発弾爆発 2人が重軽傷2009年1月14日

糸満市小波蔵で水道工事中に不発弾爆発 2人が重軽傷2009年1月14日

http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-139848-storytopic-152.html

WWII bomb seriously injures Japanese: officials
5 days ago

TOKYO (AFP) – A Japanese worker was severely injured Wednesday by a World War II bomb in Okinawa, which witnessed the Pacific war’s fiercest battle nearly 64 years ago, officials said.

Jun Kohagura, 25, was working on an underground water pipe on the subtropical island when the bomb went off, seriously injuring him in the face…Read more Agence France-Presse

Japan construction crew sets off buried explosive
By JAY ALABASTER – 5 days ago

TOKYO (AP) – A powerful explosion shook a small Japanese town Wednesday morning when a construction crew accidentally set off what may have been an undetonated land mine from World War II… Read more Associated Press

Shell explosion seriously injures man in Okinawa
Posted : Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:36:06 GMT
Author : DPA

Tokyo – A shell, possibly left from World War II, exploded early Wednesday on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, inflicting serious injury to a construction worker, media reports said… Read more Deutsche Presse-Agentur

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