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| Japan blasts: One dead in Utsunomiya city | |
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| Multiple blasts in a park area of the Japanese city of Utsunomiya have killed at least one person and injured at least two, emergency services say. | Multiple blasts in a park area of the Japanese city of Utsunomiya have killed at least one person and injured at least two, emergency services say. |
| The explosions took place almost simultaneously at about 11:30 local time (02:30 GMT) in the city in Tochigi prefecture, north of Tokyo. | The explosions took place almost simultaneously at about 11:30 local time (02:30 GMT) in the city in Tochigi prefecture, north of Tokyo. |
| Two cars in a nearby parking area also caught fire at the same time, police said. | |
| It was not immediately clear what had caused the explosions. | It was not immediately clear what had caused the explosions. |
| Kyodo news agency said a festival celebrating traditional culture had been taking place in a nearby park, where at least one of the explosions was reported to have taken place. | Kyodo news agency said a festival celebrating traditional culture had been taking place in a nearby park, where at least one of the explosions was reported to have taken place. |
| A man who was in the park at the time told NHK that he heard "a big sound" and smelled gunpowder. | A man who was in the park at the time told NHK that he heard "a big sound" and smelled gunpowder. |
| The broadcaster also reported that a video camera at nearby Utsunomiya station recorded the sound of three explosions in quick succession - at 11:31, 11:32, and a third "bigger sound" 15 seconds later. | The broadcaster also reported that a video camera at nearby Utsunomiya station recorded the sound of three explosions in quick succession - at 11:31, 11:32, and a third "bigger sound" 15 seconds later. |
| Photographs showed a splintered and broken bench in the area of one of the blasts, while others posted to social media appeared to show a column of black smoke rising from the area. | |
| Police have cordoned off the area. | Police have cordoned off the area. |