FOX News: Several soldiers injured in explosion at Fort Bragg, officials say
Eight soldiers were injured in an explosion at a during a training exercise on Fort Bragg in North Carolina on Thursday, officials said.
The soldiers are part of the U.S. Army's Special Operations Command and were training on a range at the Army base.
It was not immediately clear how serious the inuries were, but several soldiers were transported by medical helicopter to Womack Army Medical Center after an explosion on one of the training fields, WRAL reported. A U.S. defense official would not comment if some kind of "explosion" took place, as reported locally.
"There are injuries but we don't know extent," Special Ops Command Lt Col Rob Bockholt told Fox News.
It was also not clear what caused the explosion.
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WNU Editor: This is coming on the heels of yesterday's accident .... Training Accident Injures 15 U.S. Marines At Camp Pendleton, 6 Are In Critical Condition (September 13, 2017)
More News On Reports That U.S. Army Special Operational Soldiers Were Injured By An Explosion During Training Exercise At Fort Bragg
15 soldiers injured after explosion at Fort Bragg -- WRAL
Army Special Operations Soldiers Injured in Explosion in North Carolina -- Reuters
8 soldiers injured in Fort Bragg training incident -- ABC News
Soldiers hurt in explosion during training exercise at Fort Bragg -- CBS
Special ops soldiers injured in Fort Bragg training -- The Hill
US Army Special Operations soldiers reportedly injured in explosion at Fort Bragg -- Business Insider
At least 15 special operations soldiers injured during training at Fort Bragg -- Washington Examiner
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Kinda strange that there was the post about military personnel have better chances of getting hurt home than abroad right now and then there are two major incidents like this...
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