Eight people are feared dead after a US military helicopter crashed off the coast of Japan - with coastguards rushing to the scene as it plummeted to the sea.
According to officials, the Japanese coastguard received a call at 2.47pm that a US military Osprey crashed off Yakushima Island, south of Japan's southernmost main island Kyushu. Local media said the Osprey was trying to land at Yakushima airport. It added that the plane was on fire.
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