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April 14, 2003
Release Number: 03-04-126
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ONE SOLDIER KILLED, ONE WOUNDED IN ACCIDENTAL WEAPONS DISCHARGE
CAMP VIRGINIA, KUWAIT - One V Corps soldier was killed and another wounded Monday morning in an apparent accidental weapons discharge incident in the vicinity of Baghdad International Airport, Iraq.
The soldiers have been evacuated to a military medical treatment facility in the Iraqi area of operations. The wounded soldier's condition is currently unknown.
The soldiers' identifications are being withheld pending next of kin notification.
The incident is under investigation.
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