Century-old ammunition dump in Taiwan opened to media

HSIYU, Taiwan - A cave constructed by the colonialist Japanese on Hsiyu, or Fisher Island, in Taiwan's Penghu archipelago for motorboats used in suicide attacks was opened to Kyodo News on July 25, 2011. (Kyodo)

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