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Peacekeepers injured in ammunition accident

    NAIROBI

    An ammunition accident injured three Canadian peacekeepers of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) on Monday. According to an UNMEE statement, the three soldiers were injured in Eritrea when a 25 mm round accidentally discharged inside the turret of a light armoured vehicle. The injured soldiers suffered shrapnel and blast wounds. The accident occurred at Camp Dunn in the central sector, said the statement. All were given medical treatment at the Unit Medical Station in Camp Dunn, after which two of the soldiers were evacuated by air to the Netherlands/Canadian Field Dressing Station at Camp Groesbeek in Dek’emhare, southern Eritrea. The three soldiers were in a “stable condition” with “non-life-threatening injuries”, UNMEE said. It said an investigation would be conducted to identify the cause of the accident.

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