12-05-2025
Three Belgian soldiers rushed to hospital after 'shooting incident' in Scotland left 15 injured
Three Belgian soldiers were rushed to hospital on Monday after 15 were wounded in a 'shooting incident' during a military exercise in Scotland, Belgium's defence ministry said.
'They received first aid and were then transferred to a local hospital. In addition, a dozen soldiers suffered hearing damage,' a statement said, without giving more detail on their condition.
It added: 'An investigation has been launched to find out the exact circumstances of the incident.'
The ministry said that the families of the injured soldiers had been informed of the incident.
The soldiers were from Belgium's 3rd parachute battalion and were taking part in the Red Condor exercise supported by Britain's defence ministry.
In a social media post, Belgium's Defence Minister, Theo Francken: said: 'They were on an exercise and something went wrong.
'We do everything to train, train and protect our personnel as best we can, but sometimes things don't go as planned.'
