Blasts, gunshots at Fukuoka yakuza offices in apparent infighting

(Kyodo) _ Explosions and gunshots occurred Sunday night in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, involving the Dojin-kai crime syndicate and infighting is suspected, police officials said Monday.

The police said that the ruckus, suspected to be infighting over the Dojin-kai leadership, took place at the headquarters and four offices of the crime organization.

The police collected dozens of empty cartridges apparently from a machine gun at the group's headquarters, and said they believe explosives were used at three of the four offices and a gun at the remaining office.

The police received calls from people who heard explosions and gunshots around the sites at about 11 p.m. Sunday. Nobody was injured.