Part of U.S. military chopper falls on to school grounds in Okinawa

Part of U.S. military chopper falls on to school grounds in Okinawa

File photo taken on July 24, 2017, shows the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma (back) in Ginowan in Japan's southern island prefecture of Okinawa. A piece from a U.S. military helicopter fell onto the grounds of an elementary school nearby on Dec. 13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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