Top Asian News 3:29 a.m. GMT

Japanese soldier arrested after allegedly firing at colleagues on army base, 3 wounded

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese soldier was arrested Wednesday after allegedly shooting and wounding three colleagues at an army base, a top government official said. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroakazu Matsuno told reporters that the shooting occurred at a firing range at a base in Gifu prefecture in central Japan. NHK public television, quoting investigative officials, said the suspect is a teenage male. One of the wounded was in serious condition, NHK said. No other details, including a possible motive, were immediately available.