UPDATE - Explosions near park kill 1, injure 3 north of Tokyo
Police investigating whether blasts at park, nearby parking lot in Japan’s Tochigi prefecture were connected
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TOKYO (AA) – At least one person was killed and three others injured Sunday after at least two explosions occurred around a park in a Japanese prefecture north of Tokyo.
Kyodo news agency cited police as saying that a festival was underway at the park in Utsunomiya, the capital of Tochigi prefecture, where one of the four victims was found dead with burns to the body.
An earlier blast rocked a nearby parking lot where several cars reportedly caught fire at around 11.30 a.m. (0230GMT).
According to news broadcaster NHK, material resembling fragments of an explosive device were seen protruding from the body of one of the injured at the park.
An investigation into the explosions and whether they are connected is ongoing.
The traditional cultural event at the park has been suspended.
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