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Two 12-year-old boys brought a World War II explosive to class?

Posted by okinawatime on 2009/01/29

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Japanese boys bring WWII explosive to class

By David Allen and Chiyomi Sumida, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Saturday, January 31, 2009

CHATAN, Okinawa — It was definitely not your average schoolroom show-and-tell.

Two 12-year-old boys brought a World War II explosive to class Jan. 21, scaring teachers and students alike. Just two weeks ago, a construction worker was seriously injured when his power shovel struck a buried shell that exploded with such force that it broke out all the windows of a nearby senior citizens’ rest home in Naha.

According to police, Read the rest of this entry »

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