Japanese troops head for volcano after eruption leaves missing, at least 40 injured

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Japanese troops head for volcano after eruption leaves missing, at least 40 injured

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japanese-troops-head-volcano-eruption-leaves-missing-least-025739162.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/H9lKTu5gL5TBobMwwxO.Jw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9Njk7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-09-28T025739Z_1_LYNXNPEA8R02L_RTROPTP_2_JAPAN-VOLCANO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Climbers descend Mt. Ontake, which straddles Nagano and Gifu prefectures, to evacuate as volcanic ash falls at the mountain in central Japan" align="left" title="Climbers descend Mt. Ontake, which straddles Nagano and Gifu prefectures, to evacuate as volcanic ash falls at the mountain in central Japan" border="0" /></a>By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - More than 500 Japanese military and police set out on Sunday to search the peak of a volcano popular with hikers a day after its sudden eruption trapped hundreds on the mountain for hours, amid conflicting reports about missing and injured climbers. Japanese media said seven people were reported to be unconscious, possibly buried in ash, as Mount Ontake continued to spew smoke and ash into the sky, while local officials said they were trying to confirm the whereabouts of 32 hikers. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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