A teenage cadet of the Self-Defense Forces was
arrested after three of his colleagues were shot,
two fatally, with an automatic rifle during a training
drill in Gifu Prefecture on June 14, sources said.
The dead members were 52 and 25 years old and
belonged to the Ground SDF’s Camp Moriyama in
nearby Nagoya. The other member, also 25, is being
treated for injuries at a hospital.
Police arrested the 18-year-old cadet on suspicion
of attempted murder.