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[Breaking News]Miyazaki airport reopens after WWII-era bomb explodes

MIYAZAKI, Japan, Oct. 3 Kyodo - An aircraft leaves Miyazaki airport in Miyazaki on Oct. 3, 2024, 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. (Kyodo)

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