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TOKYO, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Defense Ministry said Thursday that a U.S. fighter jet had reportedly crashed off the coast of the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa.
The ministry quoted local media as saying that a U.S. Air Force Harrier fighter jet crashed off the coast of Okinawa on Thursday afternoon after taking off from Kadena Air Base.
Officials from the ministry said they are trying to confirm the report, with public broadcaster NHK stating that an Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) plane had been deployed to the potential crash site to gather more information.
