A shell blast inside a gun turret on a tank kills 3 at an army drill in Japan
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- A shell exploded inside a Type 10 main battle tank during a live-fire exercise in southern Japan, killing three soldiers and injuring one.
- The incident occurred at the Hijudai Training Area in Oita prefecture while three soldiers were inside the tank's gun turret, with the driver surviving but injured.
- Following the accident, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force has suspended live-fire exercises involving Type 10 and Type 90 tanks that use the same shells.
- Officials are investigating the cause of the explosion, with a commitment to promptly determine the cause and implement preventive measures.
- The Type 10 tank, Japan’s newest model, has been in deployment since 2011.
