Four people including a child were in a critical condition today after live bullets were used instead of blanks during a French special forces open day, army and regional officials said.Read the rest here. Assuming this was indeed an error in ammo selection, what a tragic outcome.
Seventeen people were injured in total.
Fifteen civilians and two soldiers were injured in the incident, of which the details remained unclear, involving a demonstration by members of a marines parachute regiment of hostage liberation exercises, a regional authority, Bernard Lemaire, said.
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Wrong ammo selection leads to casualties
A military demonstration in France that went awry has led to 17 casualties, including four in critical condition:
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