Officials in Japan's Okinawa prefecture have been forced to cancel two children's snow events amid residents' fears the snow was radioactive.
About 600kg of snow had been flown into Naha city from north-eastern Japan.
Reports say that residents expressed fears the snow had been contaminated in the wake of the crisis at the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant.
But officials said the snow was from an area 400km (248 miles) from Fukushima and had undergone several safety tests.
One of the cancelled events was due to take place on Thursday, at a children's hall in the Matsuo area of the city, with the second scheduled for Friday. (BBC)
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