Six BSF troopers injured in accidental blast in Rajasthan
The injured were being treated at a hospital in Ramgarh while those critically injured were airlifted to the Army Hospital at Jodhpur.
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Jaipur:) Six Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were injured on Tuesday morning when a mortar shell accidentally exploded during a training exercise at a field firing range here in Rajasthan. Two of the injured were in critical condition, an official said.
"Six of our troopers were injured when a 51 mm mortar shell exploded after a shortfall. Two of the injured are in critical condition," a BSF official said.
The injured were being treated at a hospital in Ramgarh while those critically injured were airlifted to the Army Hospital at Jodhpur, the official added.
In a similar accident in January, two BSF personnel died and three others, including a deputy commandant, were injured when an 81 mm mortar shell accidentally exploded at the same firing range.