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Debris is found during a search for a Japanese army helicopter carrying 10

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (right) meets with reporters in Tokyo after an army helicopter went missing on Thursday. (Kyodo News via AP)

TOKYO — A missing Japanese army helicopter carrying 10 crew members is believed to have crashed into the sea off a southern island after objects appearing to be aircraft parts were spotted in the area, an official said Thursday.

The UH-60JA Black Hawk helicopter disappeared from radar on Thursday afternoon while on a reconnaissance mission north of Miyako island, the head of the Ground Self Defense Force, Yasunori Morishita, said at a news conference.

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