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| Explosions At U.S. Military Base In Kanagawa, Japan |
| 2015-08-24 |
| DEVELOPING: An explosion has been reported at the U.S. military facility in Sagamihara, Japan, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports, citing the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation. Sagamihara is a city in the Japanese prefecture of Kanagawa, which borders Tokyo. "Fire from the American military base has occurred," the Sagamihara Fire Department said, according to JBC. The Sagami General Depot houses storage for petroleum products and ammunition. Video and photos began streaming in from social media shortly after noon (EST), showing a large explosion, several loud booms, sustained flames and billowing smoke rising from a structure. No injuries have been reported. A bare warehouse is currently burning on the site, The Daily Mirror reported, citing Japanese broadcasters. Helicopters have been spotted in the area and emergency vehicles are en route to the scene. Three explosions linked to a left-wing extremist group were reported in the vicinity of the base in April, according to the Wall Street Journal. Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, thrice is enemy action? Maybe nothing, but there suddenly seems to be a lot of "eyecatchiness" going on around Asia of late. |
| Posted by:Blossom Unains5562 |
| #3 A bare warehouse is currently burning on the site Another 'fireworks' factory? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2015-08-24 10:15 |
| #2 Decent theory. Thousands of Nork aligned ethnic Koreans in Japan. Bound to be some sleeper cells. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2015-08-24 06:00 |
| #1 POL and munitions for Korea perhaps? It's on th wrong coast, but Japan does have good rail. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2015-08-24 00:51 |