CORRECTED: Japan asks US to suspend Osprey flights after crash: defence minister

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CORRECTED: Japan asks US to suspend Osprey flights after crash: defence minister
Tokyo, Nov 30 (AFP) Nov 30, 2023
Japan has asked the US military to suspend Osprey flights after one of the aircraft crashed, the defence minister said Thursday.

"After receiving the first news, we searched to save lives, and this morning we made the request to the USFJ's commander," Defence Minister Minoru Kihara told a parliamentary committee, referring to United States Forces, Japan.

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