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🇯🇵 Three members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) were killed and another seriously injured on Tuesday following an explosion inside a tank. Three soldiers killed The GSDF unit was conducting a firing exercise with a Type 10 tank when a shell detonated prematurely inside the turret, military officials told The Japan Times. The explosion, which occurred around 8:40 a.m., claimed the lives of Staff Sergeant Kentaro Hamabe, 45, as well as Sergeants Shingo Takayama, 31, and Kozo Kanai, 30. A female soldier in her 20s was injured but was conscious after the incident, according to local media, which reported that she was evacuated by helicopter to a hospital. ⚪️@alsaa_plus_EN