Trainee arrested after two soldiers shot dead at Japanese army firing range

A Japanese army trainee has been arrested after allegedly shooting three fellow soldiers at a firing range, killing two of them (Kyodo News/AP)

An 18-year-old trainee shot three fellow soldiers at a firing range on a Japanese army base on Wednesday, killing two of them, officials said.

The suspect was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder at the scene in Gifu prefecture in central Japan.