100,000 Japanese protests Osprey aircraft

According to the organizers, the crowd concentrated in a coastal park in Okinawa Prefecture to about 100,000 people. Ask people to cancel plans to deploy 12 aircraft MV-22 Osprey at this island. Safety issues are of Japanese special attention, after two Osprey aircraft crash in Morocco and Florida (USA) earlier this year that left two people dead and five wounded. Recently, an MV-22 aircraft to make an emergency landing in a residential area outside the military base in North Carolina on 7/9. Locals reported seeing smoke rising from the plane. The reason given is that fluid leaking into some hot parts of the plane. A senior official of the Japanese Ministry of Defense said the incident did not affect plans to deploy the aircraft. In addition to safety concerns, the people of Okinawa have angered Osprey aircraft will be deployed to the Futenma military base that Japan and the U.S. have agreed to shut down a decade ago. However, this base is still active because the alternative location is not available. "We do not accept the deployment of Osprey aircraft has proven to be very dangerous. Who will take responsibility if unfortunately it hit a populated area? "- Said the mayor of Ginowan. The city is home to the Futenma military base. Governor of Okinawa Prefecture Hirokazu Nakaima previously asked the central government the U.S. proposal to make a comprehensive investigation of the plane crash Osprey, and to suspend the deployment of the aircraft until the safety information confirmation. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has concerns about the safety of the Osprey with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a meeting on the sidelines of the APEC conference. In response, Clinton affirmed confidence in the safety of the aircraft, and Washington is willing to provide information on the MV-22 Osprey to Tokyo. Under the plan, the U.S. will deploy Osprey aircraft to Futenma in October.

Source : Internet