TOKYO: Shares in troubled Toshiba plunged on Thursday following a report that the scandal-hit firm is under investigation by US authorities over allegations it hid $1.3 billion in losses at its nuclear power operations.

Bloomberg News, quoting unnamed sources, reported that the US Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission are examining if any fraud occurred.

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