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Japan: Police Arrest Man Accused of Threats to Bomb U.S. Embassy, Base

HeadlineMar 20, 2015

Japanese authorities have arrested a man accused of threatening to bomb the U.S. Embassy and a military base. The man was detained on the island of Okinawa, which houses about 26,000 U.S. troops. For decades, residents there have protested the presence of the soldiers, citing environmental concerns and sexual assaults.

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