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Police national serviceman injured in misfiring incident at training camp
By Wong Siew Ying, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 26 September 2008 1633 hrs

 
 
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SINGAPORE: A police national serviceman was injured in the groin when a fellow officer accidentally discharged a round from his sub-machine gun while the two were on guard duty.

The incident happened on Monday night at the Police Key Installation Protection Training Camp along Ulu Pandan Road.

In a statement, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said the injured officer was sent to hospital immediately and is now in a stable condition.

It added that his family has also been contacted by a senior police officer to render any help they may need.

SPF added that there was no danger posed to public in the vicinity at the time of the incident and it's now investigating the incident. - CNA/vm

 

 



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