CORRECTED: Miyazaki airport reopens after WWII-era bomb explodes

CORRECTED: Miyazaki airport reopens after WWII-era bomb explodes

An aircraft taxies to the runway at Miyazaki airport in Miyazaki on Oct. 3, as the southwestern Japan airport resumes operation a day after an unexploded World War II bomb detonated on the taxiway, forcing the cancellation of more than 80 flights.

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