Polish soldier dies in accidental shooting


  • World
  • Sunday, 14 Nov 2021

WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish soldier serving on the Belarus border died in an accidental shooting involving a Polish weapon, the spokesman for Poland's security services said on Saturday.

"According to preliminary findings, there was a shot from a military service gun, as a result of which the soldier died, and no third parties were involved in the event," a statement written by the commander of the soldier's unit posted on Twitter by spokesman Stanislaw Zaryn said.

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