Army show goes horribly wrong
2008-06-29 21:54
Toulouse - Sixteen people
including four children were wounded after a soldier fired live
ammunition during a military show in the southern French town of
Carcassonne, a local official said on Sunday.
The accident occurred during a combat demonstration by the
Third Marine Parachute regiment in which a soldier used live
ammunition instead of blanks, said Bernard Lemaire, the prefect
of the southwestern region of L'Aude.
Lemaire said the soldier had been detained, but
that did not mean that the possibility of an accident had been
ruled out.
President Nicolas Sarkozy issued a statement expressing
"horror and profound emotion" and saying he was awaiting the
results of an inquiry to draw "exemplary" consequences as soon
as possible.
- Reuters