Mortar shell explosion kills 5 Bangladesh soldiers

Published February 12, 2014 12:04pm ET



DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Officials say a mortar shell has exploded accidentally during firing practice at a military training base in Bangladesh, killing five military and border guard personnel and injuring 14 others.

The army’s public relations wing says the accident occurred Wednesday at Ghatail in Tangail district. It says 11 of the injured were flown by helicopter to a military hospital in Dhaka for treatment.

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