Two killed during live fire training at a firing range of Japanese troops

A cadet of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (Army) fired a gun at three members of the army at the basic firing range in the city of Gifu. The incident occurred during a live-fire training exercise to train new members. Two of the wounded have died, according to the Japanese authorities, and the 18-year-old attacker has been arrested.

“There was a shooting incident by a member of the Self-Defense Forces around 9 this morning (early morning in Spain) at the Hino firing range in Gifu prefecture, leaving three injured,” he said on Wednesday. the spokesman for the Japanese Executive, Hirokazu Matsuno.

“The shooter is already under arrest, but no further details can be given because it is a case under investigation,” Matsuno said.

A spokeswoman for the Self Defense Forces said that whether it was an accident or an intentional attack is being investigated, noting that all those involved are members of the national troops.

State television NHK has reported that the detainee is an 18-year-old boy and that in April he enlisted in the ground division of the Japanese troops, and has detailed that the shooting was apparently carried out with an automatic rifle.

Other outlets have reported that the victims of the shooting are between the ages of 20 and 60.

Local media have shown images of various fire, ambulance and police vehicles around the military installations where the event took place.