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False active-shooter report triggers lockdown at Air Force base on Okinawa

Kadena Air Base went on lockdown for about an hour before it was lifted, and officials said no threat was substantiated.

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The U.S. Air Force's 18th Wing announced early on the 5th that they received a report of a shooting incident at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture at approximately 10:58 p.m. on the 4th. However, law enforcement officials who arrived at the scene stated that "no threat was found, and the base resumed normal operations about an hour later," leaving details, including whether an incident actually occurred, unclear.

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