3 GIs Killed, 12 Hurt in Training Blast in West Germany
An explosion during a demolition exercise at a U.S. Army training ground killed three American soldiers Sunday and wounded at least 12, U.S. military authorities said. West German police said up to 30 soldiers were injured.
A statement issued by the army’s 5th Corps in Frankfurt said three soldiers were killed and “at least 12 others” were hospitalized with injuries after an M-180 cratering charge, used to make roads impassable, exploded.
Names of the victims were withheld.
The soldiers belonged to the 58th Combat Engineer Company, part of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment.
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