One dead, three injured after horror triple blast in Japanese tourist city
UP TO three explosions near a Japanese park popular with tourists have killed one person.
Japan: explosions near park in Utsunomiya
Three have been injured, according to the local fire department.
An explosion preportedly occured in a home, setting the building on fire around 11.00am (2.00am GMT).
The blast happened in a park in Utsunomiya
Cars were then found ablaze in an nearby car park around half an hour later.
The other blast reportedly occured near the park's bicycle parking area.
Two cars were set on fire by the explosion
Authorities said one person was found dead at the scene
The twin explosions reportedly occurred near a festival in a park in Utsunomiya, around 60 miles (100 kilometres) north of Tokyo.
The event, which was reportedly about traditional culture, was later cancelled.
A local at the scene said: “I felt a severe shockwave then heard a sound that seemed louder than a gas cylinder exploding.
“There was one explosion followed by a bigger one.”
The incident happened in Utsunomiya, 60 miles north of Tokyo
Another added that they “smelled gunpowder”.
Authorities are unsure as to what caused the blasts.