A US bomb dropped during World War II exploded near the runway at Miyazaki Airport in southern Japan on Wednesday. Although no injuries were reported, the incident caused chaos and a wave of flight cancellations as the airport was closed for hours.
The explosion occurred at around 8:10 am local time when firefighters received a report of an explosion near the airport. Police asked airport staff to evacuate the area.
The local authorities and the airport operating company inspected the site and a The hole is about 7 meters in diameter and one meter deep on the road leading to the landing area, EFE agency reported.
Video captured by security cameras shows the plane taking off from the runway seconds before the explosion and just meters away from the blast.
Although there were no injuries, the explosion caused serious problems. According to the airport director, the runway had to be closed and a total of 66 flights scheduled in a day were cancelled. Flight connections will resume as usual on Thursday only.
The Japanese Self Defense Forces sent an Ordnance Detection and Disposal Unit to the airport. Along with other competent authorities, they determined that the explosion was caused by an “unexploded American-made bomb,” administration spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi said at a news conference.
Although the official did not provide further details, Japanese media reported that it was an unexploded device. Launched by US forces 80 years agoAs with other projectiles found over the years in the area of this airport.
They found it in one of its taxiways Two bombs weighing 50 and 250 kg in 2011 Believed to have been started by the US Army during World War II. Another bomb was discovered in 2009 During some work near the airfield built on the former airfield of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
A Japanese spokesman explained that the incident was under investigation to determine how the explosion was triggered, adding that there was “no risk of another similar explosion occurring in the area”.
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