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Finland: grenade-launcher exploded during an exercise, seven soldiers injured

Helsinki, Finland - All personnel involved has been immediately carried to a hospital by a helicopter

After the recent accident during a military exercise in Ukraine (see for details AVIONEWS), also Finland suffered for the bad effects of a sudden terrible event during a training stage for its ground forces. Seven soldiers have been injured due to the explosion of a grenade-launcher during an exercise attended by 3000 troops today. Three among them would be seriously wounded but Finnish military authorities...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 132301
Rome, Italy, 12/02/2005 17:16
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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