Howitzer shell was erroneously fired during an exercise

Howitzer shell was erroneously fired during an exercise

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Photo shows a 155-millimeter howitzer which erroneously fired a shell during an exercise at a firing range in Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 7. The Ground Self-Defense Force found Sept. 8 a tree knocked over on a mountain outside the GSDF firing range. The mountain is some 5 kilometers northwest of the GSDF firing range.

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