Japan tank misfire kills three soldiers

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the incident was ‘regrettable’ and offered her “heartfelt condolences.” (Kyodo via Reuters)

• Unusual accident at a training ground used by Japan’s Self-Defense Forces in the southwestern Oita region

TOKYO: An explosion Tuesday in a tank during a military exercise in Japan killed three soldiers, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said.
The unusual accident at a training ground used by Japan’s Self-Defense Forces in the southwestern Oita region saw “the tank’s ammunition misfire inside,” killing the three crew members on board and injuring another, Takaichi said.
The details of what caused the accident were under investigation.
“It is truly regrettable this happened,” the prime minister wrote, offering her “heartfelt condolences.”