Iran Press/ Asia: Two people were killed Wednesday after a cadet allegedly opened fire on members of his unit at a military training center in central Japan, the country’s Ground Self-Defense Force (SDF) has told CNN.
The shooting took place during a live-fire training exercise and several other people were wounded, the SDF confirmed to CNN. The cadet was arrested and the motive has yet to be established, authorities said.
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said the incident happened around 9 a.m. at a shooting range in Hino City in the central Japanese prefecture of Gifu.
“We have received a report that the SDF personnel who fired the rifle has already been taken into custody. We will refrain from giving further details as the investigation is ongoing,” Matsuno said.
Matsuno said at least three people were wounded.
Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported that the suspect was a teenage member of the SDF who allegedly fired an automatic rifle.
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