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Japan Suspends All Shooting Drills After Deadly Shooting Incident
Japan Suspends All Shooting Drills After Deadly Shooting Incident
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Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force is suspending all shooting drills across the country after one of its cadet shot dead two teammates on Wednesday morning.
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"As an organization that handles weapons, such things should never happen," chief of staff of the ground forces Yasunori Morishita told a press conference at the defense ministry in Tokyo, as quoted by media. The 18-year-old male trainee opened fire from an automatic rifle at his teammates during an exercise at the ground forces' shooting range in the Japanese city of Gifu at around 9 a.m. local time (00:00 GMT). The shooting killed two trainees aged 25 and 52 and injured one aged 25, Japanese news agency reported, citing the police. The shooter was reportedly arrested. Following the incident, the ground forces suspended all shooting and explosion drills across the country to ensure the safety of troops, Morishita was cited as saying. Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada also apologized for the incident.
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shooting drills, japan's ground self-defense force, shot dead two teammates
shooting drills, japan's ground self-defense force, shot dead two teammates
Japan Suspends All Shooting Drills After Deadly Shooting Incident
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force is suspending all shooting drills across the country after one of its cadet shot dead two teammates on Wednesday morning.
"As an organization that handles weapons, such things should never happen," chief of staff of the ground forces Yasunori Morishita told a press conference at the defense ministry in Tokyo, as quoted by media.
The 18-year-old male trainee opened fire from an automatic rifle at his teammates during an exercise at the ground forces' shooting range in the Japanese city of Gifu at around 9 a.m. local time (00:00 GMT). The shooting killed two trainees aged 25 and 52 and injured one aged 25, Japanese news agency reported, citing the police. The
shooter was reportedly arrested.
Following the incident, the ground forces suspended all shooting and explosion drills across the country to ensure the safety of troops, Morishita was cited as saying.
Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada also apologized for the incident.
