(caption corrected) Mainichi journalist gets 18-month term for A

(caption corrected) Mainichi journalist gets 18-month term for A

AMMAN, Jordan - A Jordanian military tribunal sentenced a Japanese photojournalist to 18 months in prison on June 1 for causing an explosion at Amman airport on May 1 that killed one airport security guard and injured five others. The presiding judge, Fawaz al-Bkour (C), handed down the sentence on Hiroki Gomi, 36, an employee of the Mainichi Shimbun, saying that ''the explosion occurred due to Gomi's carelessness.'' The photo was contributed by the Mainichi Shimbun. (Kyodo)

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