MOSCOW: IFOR SHOOTING DEATH WAS ACCIDENTAL.

Publication: Monitor Volume: 2 Issue: 90

The commander of Russian airborne forces yesterday said that the shooting death of one Russian soldier and the wounding of another were the result of an accidental firing of an automatic weapon. The casualties were sustained by Russian IFOR troops serving in Bosnia. The sergeant carrying the automatic weapon reportedly will be prosecuted. (Interfax, May 7)

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