Japan Self Defence Force member arrested after shooting, one dead: Report
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TOKYO: A member of the Japan Self-Defence Force (SDF) was arrested on Wednesday (Jun 14) on suspicion of attempted murder after a shooting incident that resulted in at least one fatality, local media reported.
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How many casualties were there?
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three
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one
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Three
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at least one fatality
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two
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no reports of civilian
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no immediate reports of civilian
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1
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one dead
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four
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2
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Two soldiers were killed and a third wounded
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Two members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Forces (GSDF) members were killed and one other was injured
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three fellow soldiers at a firing range on a Japanese army base Wednesday, killing two
An 18-year-old SDF member injured three other personnel with automatic weapon fire, killing one, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing the defence ministry. Another report by NTV said two of the victims were without vital signs.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said the incident happened at about 9am at an SDF shooting range in Hino City in the central Japanese prefecture of Gifu. An SDF spokesperson said eight shots were fired.
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What time did the shooting occur?
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shortly after 9 a.m. on Wednesday
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Wednesday
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9 a.m
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around 9:10 a.m. (12:10 a.m.)
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morning of June 14
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around 9 a.m
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9am
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9 am
The shooter was a teenage SDF member, while the injured included a man in his 50s and two in their 20s, NHK said.
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Who was involved in the shooting?
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a teenage SDF member
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a soldier
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Japanese soldier
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another member
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an 18-year-old Self-Defense Forces member candidate
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A Japanese soldier
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An SDF candidate in his teens
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Japanese Self Defence Force
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a Self-Defense Force member
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teenaged male member of the Japanese Self-Defence Forces
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Japan soldier
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Japanese cadet
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Japanese Army
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a man
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An 18-year-old army trainee
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an 18-year-old SDF candidate
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18-year-old trainee at the Japan Self-Defence Force
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another soldier
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a recruit
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A member of the Japan Self-Defence Force
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a colleague
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a fellow recruit
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a Japanese man
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An 18-year-old member of the Japan Self-Defence Force
The victims included a man in his 50s and two in their 20s, and there were no reports of civilian casualties, NHK said
Shootings are extremely rare in Japan, where gun ownership is tightly regulated and anyone seeking to own a gun must go through a rigorous vetting process.