Thursday, December 19, 2013

Soldier's ‘Souvenir’ Anti-Tank Rocket Exploded In His Office

In action: The soldier, 43, had kept the weapon in his office for two years before it exploded (stock picture)

Soldier Whose Anti-Tank Missile 'Souvenir' Exploded When It Fell To The Floor, Blowing His Friend’s Legs Off And Maiming Two Others, Is Convicted Of Wounding By French Court -- Daily Mail

* Man kept rocket in office in France for two years before it fell and exploded
* One of 43-year-old soldier's colleagues lost both legs, another his foot and testicles and the third is expected to go completely deaf following the blast
* Soldier has been convicted and given three-year suspended sentence

A French soldier seriously injured three colleagues when a ‘souvenir’ anti-tank rocket exploded in his office, according to reports.

One of the 43-year-old's comrades lost both of his legs, another is expected to go completely deaf and the third lost his foot and a testicle in the blast.

He had kept the rocket in the office he shared with two others, in barracks in Caen, north-west France, for two years before it fell and exploded.

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My Comment: This is what I call stupid.

1 comment:

D.Plowman said...

Dailymail saying he had kept the weapon, but it seems it was the rocket and not the weapon itself, but rather the ammo.

Silly mail..