Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) has temporarily banned using live rounds at Girifushi Training Centre, a military base located in Kaafu Atoll, the following day after a bullet from one of the training sessions grazed a tourist aboard a safari docked in the island's vicinity.
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Military personnel training with firearms at Girifushi. Live rounds were used almost daily in these training sessions prior to the ban. PHOTO: MIHAARU FILES
Shahudha Mohamed
2019-11-07 12:23:21
Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) has temporarily banned using live rounds at Girifushi Training Centre, a military base located in Kaafu Atoll, the following day after a bullet from one of the training sessions grazed a tourist aboard a safari docked in the island's vicinity.
A 41-year-old German tourist was grazed on the shoulder. Serious injuries did not occur as the bullet had ricocheted off its initial target, losing energy, as well as missing sensitive areas on the victim.
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