Blasts Rock Tokyo Defence Ministry

World | February 18, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00

Two explosions have been heard near Japan's Defence Ministry in Tokyo and police said they could have been caused by "radicals" opposed to the dispatch of Japanese troops to Iraq. No damage or injuries were caused by the explosions, police said on Wednesday. Two 60 cm long steel pipes that could have been used to launch projectiles were found in the grounds of a temple near the ministry, along with batteries and a timer, but it was not clear whether any projectiles had been launched.

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