NAHA (Japan), Oct 25 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Prosecutors indicted a 20-year-old US Marine on Sunday on suspicion of robbing and murdering a woman in Okinawa Prefecture earlier this month as the case renews anti-base sentiment among locals burdened with hosting the bulk of the US military installations in Japan, Kyodo News reported.
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A 20-year-old US Marine was indicted for robbing and murdering a woman in Okinawa, renewing local anti-base sentiment.
- Devin Ballard is charged with killing a woman by wrapping a phone cord around her neck and stealing her backpack.
- Okinawa Governor called for preventive measures amid anger over past crimes by US service members.
- US military imposed a 30-day curfew in Okinawa following the arrest.
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