TOKYO, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The arrival of military aircraft with a history of fatal crashes prompted protests Monday at an urban Okinawa U.S. military base, local officials said.
About 300 people, including politicians, demonstrated at a gate of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, located within the city of Ginowan, as six Osprey planes landed at the base, The Mainichi Daily News reported.