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| Japan blasts: One dead in Utsunomiya city | 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. | 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. |
| The Japanese broadcaster NHK says police found a suicide note inside one burning car. The vehicle was owned by a 72-year-old man, believed to be a former member of the Self-Defence Forces. | |
| His house in the Utsunomiya city had been destroyed in fire shortly before the explosions hit, the broadcaster 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. | 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. |
| Are you in the area? You can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experiences. | Are you in the area? You can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experiences. |
| Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways: | Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways: |
| Or use the form below | Or use the form below |