TOKYO — Three members of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force were killed and another was injured this week when a shell exploded inside a tank during a live-fire exercise in southwestern Japan, ...
An investigation started into the cause of the accidental detonation of a tank shell that killed three Ground Self-Defense ...
A shell exploded inside a tank during an exercise at a southern Japanese army training area, killing three soldiers and injuring one, officials said.
The accident occurred during a live-fire exercise at the Hijudai training area in Oita Prefecture; another soldier was seriously injured after the detonation inside the turret of the armored vehicle.