French soldier uses live ammo during show, wounds 16

A military shooting demonstration in south-east France has left 16 people wounded, after real bullets were used instead of blanks.

Izvor: BBC

Monday, 30.06.2008.

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A military shooting demonstration in south-east France has left 16 people wounded, after real bullets were used instead of blanks. Four of the wounded are in a critical condition, including a young child. French soldier uses live ammo during show, wounds 16 A Defense Ministry official said the incident occurred during a demonstration of hostage-freeing techniques at a barracks in Aude. The soldier who fired the shots has been detained. It is not clear why the wrong ammunition was used. Reports from the scene say the hostage scenario had been acted out five times before a crowd at the Laperrine military barracks, near Carcassonne, when on the sixth take real bullets began flying through the air, and onlookers fell to the ground. In a statement, French President Nicolas Sarkozy expressed his horror at the incident and said he was urgently waiting for the results of an official investigation. A regional official, Bernard Lemaire, told France 3 radio that it is thought the incident was accidental but that foul play has not been ruled out. "The question being asked is 'Did the soldier engage in a criminal act or not?'," Lemaire said. "For now, no-one can answer that, but the theory being worked on is one of error," he added. The critically injured victims were taken to hospital in Toulouse.

French soldier uses live ammo during show, wounds 16

A Defense Ministry official said the incident occurred during a demonstration of hostage-freeing techniques at a barracks in Aude.

The soldier who fired the shots has been detained. It is not clear why the wrong ammunition was used.

Reports from the scene say the hostage scenario had been acted out five times before a crowd at the Laperrine military barracks, near Carcassonne, when on the sixth take real bullets began flying through the air, and onlookers fell to the ground.

In a statement, French President Nicolas Sarkozy expressed his horror at the incident and said he was urgently waiting for the results of an official investigation.

A regional official, Bernard Lemaire, told France 3 radio that it is thought the incident was accidental but that foul play has not been ruled out.

"The question being asked is 'Did the soldier engage in a criminal act or not?'," Lemaire said.

"For now, no-one can answer that, but the theory being worked on is one of error," he added.

The critically injured victims were taken to hospital in Toulouse.

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