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4 teens arrested over vandalized wartime site

音声ダウンロード

Four teens have been arrested on suspicion of vandalism at a cave in Okinawa Prefecture where civilians were forced to commit mass suicide in the closing days of World War II, police said Sept. 15.

The boys, between the ages of 16 and 19, have admitted to destroying two signboards, as well as origami paper cranes left by visitors to the Chibichirigama cave in the village of Yomitan between Sept. 5 and 12, police said.

Police arrested the boys after checking security cameras and talking to neighbors. (Kyodo)

沖縄戦跡を荒らした少年、逮捕

沖縄戦で住民が集団自決に追い込まれた、沖縄県読谷村にある自然洞窟「チビチリガマ」が荒らされた事件で、警察は9月15日、少年4人を器物損壊容疑で逮捕した。

The Japan Times ST: September 29, 2017