Unlycky draftee
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This is a direct translation from the article published in Finnish newspaper Kaleva.
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Draftee got shrapnels into his face in Lightnig-excercise
A draftee from Kainuu brigade got shrapnels to his face and eyes after a bandolier [comment: I don't know exact word for this] exploded on Monday evening in Hiukkasvaara [located in East Finland]. The bandolier, which the draftee found, was ment for Hilti nailing gun. He warmed the bandolier with matches, so the bandolier expoded. The shrapnels caused only minor wounds to draftees face.
---- Submitted on 06/11/2002
Submitted by:
Anonymous
Reference:
Kaleva, 11-Jun-2002 (Finland)
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Bass says, "In this story there
were concerns over what a Bandolier was. A Bandolier is basically a round
that is loaded into a grenade launcher. Big Badda Boom!
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