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Japan SDF chopper with 10 people disappears near Okinawa

By IANS | Updated: April 6, 2023 16:05 IST

Tokyo, April 6 A helicopter of Japan's Self-Defense Force (SDF) with 10 people on board disappeared on Thursday ...

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Tokyo, April 6 A helicopter of Japan's Self-Defense Force (SDF) with 10 people on board disappeared on Thursday off the southwestern prefecture of Okinawa, local media reported.

The UH-60 multipurpose chopper flying around Okinawa's Miyakojima Island disappeared from the radar at around 4.40 p.m. (local time), Xinhua news agency quoted public broadcaster NHK as saying.

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