4 U.S. Marines Killed In Accident At Camp Pendleton

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4 Marines Killed at Camp Pendleton -- NBC San Diego

The names of the Marines will be released once their families have been notified

Four U.S. Marines were killed at Camp Pendleton Wednesday morning during a range maintenance operation, base officials confirmed.

According to Camp Pendleton officials, the deadly incident happened around 11 a.m. At this point, few details have been released about what actually occurred.

NBC News reports that a U.S. military official said the incident involved the detonation of some unexploded ordnance on a range at the base. The Marines involved in the accident were Explosive Ordnance Marines, NBC News reported.

Officials said the identities of the deceased Marines will be released within 24 hours of the notification of their families.

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