At least four people have been injured following an explosion near a U.S. military air base in Japan. Local and defense ministry officials said that four Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (SFD) members suffered slight injuries following the incident at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa on Monday.

Japanese officials say an explosion at a U.S. military base on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa injured four Japanese soldiers, though the injuries are not life threatening

The blast occurred while the soldiers, who specialise in handling explosives, were working at the storage facility for unexploded World War II ordnance, authorities said. View on euronews