Hidden runway bomb explodes just after plane takes off
A bomb, probably dropped in World War Two, exploded at an airport, around one minute after a passenger plane passed the site.
No one was injured at Miyazaki Airport, in south west Japan, but dozens of flights were cancelled before normal service was resumed.
It is believed this was an American bomb that has been hidden for decades.
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