MND launches probe into apparent mortar training simulator accident
ROC Central News Agency
11/10/2023 07:25 PM
Taipei, Nov. 10 (CNA) The Ministry of National Defense (MND) has launched a probe into an accident that occurred Friday morning resulting in an Army sergeant sustaining lacerations to his hands and left eyelid after he was apparently hit by a practice mortar round.
The injured sergeant in the Army's 109th Infantry Brigade, surnamed Fan (范), was reportedly hit by a practice round fired from a 120 mm mortar training simulator while its range was under maintenance, the MND said in a statement.
The practice round was not loaded with explosives, the MND said.
The sergeant received medical attention at hospital and was not in a critical condition, the MND said.
A task force has been created to investigate what happened, the MND added.
(By Sean Lin)
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