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| TOKYO — A series of explosions rocked a parking lot and nearby park on Sunday morning in Utsunomiya, a city about 80 miles north of Tokyo, killing one man and injuring three other people, a spokesman for the local fire department confirmed. | TOKYO — A series of explosions rocked a parking lot and nearby park on Sunday morning in Utsunomiya, a city about 80 miles north of Tokyo, killing one man and injuring three other people, a spokesman for the local fire department confirmed. |
| The police were seeking to identify the dead man, whose badly charred body was found in the park, according to NHK, the public broadcasting service. The NHK report said that two of the injured had been hurt by fragments from an explosive device and had been taken to a hospital. | The police were seeking to identify the dead man, whose badly charred body was found in the park, according to NHK, the public broadcasting service. The NHK report said that two of the injured had been hurt by fragments from an explosive device and had been taken to a hospital. |
| According to Asahi television, the police said that the injured included two men, ages 64 and 58, and a 14-year-old boy. The police were investigating whether the dead man had intended to harm others. | According to Asahi television, the police said that the injured included two men, ages 64 and 58, and a 14-year-old boy. The police were investigating whether the dead man had intended to harm others. |
| The explosions, which happened in quick succession in the morning near a traditional cultural festival, destroyed two cars and partially burned another. Another fire department spokesman said a building near the parking lot was also damaged by the explosions. | The explosions, which happened in quick succession in the morning near a traditional cultural festival, destroyed two cars and partially burned another. Another fire department spokesman said a building near the parking lot was also damaged by the explosions. |
| The police, according to NHK, said that one of the burned cars belonged to a former officer in Japan’s military, the Self Defense Forces, and that they had found what appeared to be a suicide note from the 72-year-old man, identified as Toshikatsu Kurihara. | |
| NHK also reported that the man’s home had burned down about half an hour before the explosions, but the police did not immediately confirm a connection. | NHK also reported that the man’s home had burned down about half an hour before the explosions, but the police did not immediately confirm a connection. |