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Human error led to U.S. Marines' death in mortar mishap: probe
Source: Reuters
Human error led to U.S. Marines' death in mortar mishap: probe
WASHINGTON | Wed May 29, 2013 2:02pm EDT
(Reuters) - The failure of Marines to follow correct procedures during a live-fire exercise in March led to the mortar blast that killed seven Marines and wounded eight service members, according to findings of an investigation partly made public on Wednesday.
The explosion at Hawthorn Army Depot in western Nevada was one of the deadliest military training accidents on U.S. soil in recent years.
The Marines were killed when a 60-mm mortar round detonated "in the immediate vicinity of the mortar section's firing position," according to a Marines Corps statement. A spokesman declined to elaborate.
"The investigation established that human error was the cause of the mortar mishap," the statement said.
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WASHINGTON | Wed May 29, 2013 2:02pm EDT
(Reuters) - The failure of Marines to follow correct procedures during a live-fire exercise in March led to the mortar blast that killed seven Marines and wounded eight service members, according to findings of an investigation partly made public on Wednesday.
The explosion at Hawthorn Army Depot in western Nevada was one of the deadliest military training accidents on U.S. soil in recent years.
The Marines were killed when a 60-mm mortar round detonated "in the immediate vicinity of the mortar section's firing position," according to a Marines Corps statement. A spokesman declined to elaborate.
"The investigation established that human error was the cause of the mortar mishap," the statement said.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/29/us-usa-marines-accident-idUSBRE94S13320130529
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