Unexplained minor blast at southern Japan's Miyazaki Airport; all flights suspended due to sinkhole on taxiway


Miyazaki Airport, Japan. - Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun file

TOKYO: A regional airport in Japan cancelled all flights on Wednesday (Oct 2) after a minor unexplained explosion that was seen in footage on local media.

There were no reports of injuries from the incident at Miyazaki airport on the southern island of Kyushu.

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