accidental shooting

Stray bullet that hit hiker probably came from sea exercises

Military Affairs 
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An investigation into an accidental shooting has found that a .50 caliber machine gun bullet found at the scene most likely came from a marine exercise in waters near Chai Mountain last Friday. See previous story: Hiker suspected shot by stray bullet from military firing range A 66-year-old man named Chen was shot in the ankle while hiking on Chai Mountain in Kaohsiung City December 11. Investigators at first believed that the bullet came from a nearby military shooting range.

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Hiker suspected shot by stray bullet from military firing range

Fire Bureau paramedics give first aid to man suspected to have been accidentally shot by stray bullet
Health and Safety 
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A man hiking on a mountain in Kaohsiung City yesterday is suspected to have been shot in the ankle by a stray bullet from a military firing range 1.2 kilometers away. A 66-year-old man named Chen was hiking alone on a trail at Chai Shan at around 10:00 am, Friday, December 11, when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his left ankle. Chen found that he was bleeding, and began to descend the mountain. Around 100 meters down the

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Woman Shot Dead in Hunting Accident

homemade guns used by aboriginal hunters
Health and Safety 
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A woman died this morning after being accidentally shot in the head by her boyfriend while hunting in Miaoli County last night. Mr Chen, 62, an aboriginal from the Amis ethnic group, accompanied by his 62 year-old girlfriend, Ms Lin, and a male cousin, went to Sanwan mountain district in Miaoli County late last night to hunt using spotlights and two homemade shotguns. At around 11:00pm, Chen spotted the reflective eyes of an animal around 100 meters away and fired

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Cop Accidentally Shot by Colleague

Health and Safety 
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A 23 year old police officer was shot in the chest and arm this morning after a colleague accidentally fired her service pistol while attempting clean the weapon. At around 8:40am at the Guanfu Police Station in Tucheng District, New Taipei City, a 24 year-old female police officer named Huang (黃) was doing routine maintenance on the weapon when it fired. The bullet grazed a desk before hitting a 23 year-old male officer named Wang (王) in the right arm

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