Dud removal disrupts flights at Miyazaki airport

Dud removal disrupts flights at Miyazaki airport

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Members of the Ground Self-Defense Force load an exploded bomb, apparently dropped near Miyazaki airport by the U.S. military during World War II, onto a truck after removing its detonator. Flights at the airport were briefly disrupted during the operation, which lasted two hours and forty-five minutes.

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