U.S. troops in Okinawa on curfew after arrests in rape case

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LT. General Salvatore Angelella delivers his remarks at the US embassy in Tokyo on October 19, 2012.


U.S. troops in Okinawa on curfew after arrests in rape case
By Larry Shaughnessy, CNN Pentagon Producer
October 19, 2012 -- Updated 1155 GMT (1955 HKT)

Washington (CNN) -- U.S. troops in Okinawa will now be on curfew after the arrest of two U.S. sailors accused of raping a local woman, the commander of U.S. forces in Japan said Friday.

Lt. Gen. Salvatore Angelella also apologized Friday in a statement announcing the curfew.

"I want to personally apologize for the grief and trauma the victim has endured," the statement said.

The curfew restricts military personnel to the base, a personal home or hotel between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.