US Navy kills five in mistake bombing

A US Navy plane has accidentally dropped some form of munitions on a bombing range in Kuwait, killing five people.

US Navy kills five in mistake bombing
Tue, 13 Mar, 2001 - 06:02

A US Navy plane has accidentally dropped some form of munitions on a bombing range in Kuwait, killing five people.

Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman says there has been a training accident and that there are casualties.

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