Bomb-like object found near Korean-operated bank in Niigata

Bomb-like object found near Korean-operated bank in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Police are mobilized July 30 to remove a bomb-like object near the Niigata branch of Hana Credit Union, a local bank with ties to North Korea. The Asahi Shimbun received a call July 29 from a man who told the newspaper that a gunshot had been fired at the Niigata office of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) and a bomb placed at the Korean bank.

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