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Electrocuted slug blamed for stopping Japanese trains

FILE PHOTO: An electrocuted slug is to blame for stopping 30 trains and delaying about 12,000 passengers last month, officials said. (Photo: Jared Leone)
An electrocuted slug is to blame for stopping 30 trains and impacting about 12,000 passengers last month, officials said.
Japan Railways officials found the slug's remains in equipment near tracks at a station on the island of Kyushu, the BBC reported.
The slug slithered through a small gap and got into a load disconnector, the BBC reported.
