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1 dead, 2 injured following blast at a park in Japan

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7 years ago

October 23, 2016

1 dead, 2 injured following blast at a park in Japan

Rescue officials and security operatives have swung into action following an explosion that rocked a park area in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya, killing at least one person and injuring two others.

NHK World, Tokyo-based broadcaster showed clips of two burnt-out cars in a parking area moments after the explosions took place almost simultaneously at about 11:30 local time (02:30 GMT) in the city in Tochigi prefecture, north of Tokyo.

The broadcaster also reported that a video camera at nearby Utsunomiya station recorded the sound of three explosions in quick succession – at 11:31, 11:32, and a third “bigger sound” 15 seconds later.

It was not immediately clear what had caused the explosions but a man who was in the park at the time told NHK that he heard “a big sound” and smelled gunpowder.

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