Intruder breaks into Okinawa Marine base, detonates gas canisters near Japanese office
https://www.stripes.com/news/intruder-breaks-into-okinawa-marine-base-detonates-gas-canisters-near-japanese-office-1.574189
" CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Japanese police and U.S. military officials are investigating after someone broke into a Marine Corps base and detonated a pair of small gas canisters outside a building that houses Japanese government officials.
The incident happened at about 6 p.m. Sunday at Camp Foster’s Okinawa Defense Bureau office, a bureau spokesman told Stars and Stripes. The office is in a remote compound across a road from the main base. It’s unclear if anyone was inside at the time.
There were no injuries, but the perpetrator apparently cut a fence to gain entry, said the spokesman for the bureau, which represents Japan’s Ministry of Defense on the island.
Bureau and Marine officials declined to provide details on damages or suspects. A photo released by the defense bureau showed two small gas canisters like those used in camping stoves and a burnt piece of cardboard."
"The incident happened just days after Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya announced that new landfill work would begin Monday for a controversial runway at Camp Schwab in the northern part of the island. The runway being built into Oura Bay will one day allow for the closure of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma and the relocation of Marine air assets to Schwab."
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I don't know if it's just my fucked up brain or if tweeter has a script removing words from my tweets every now and then. anyone else seeing this at all or just me?