U.S. missile fired accidentally
From Times Wire Reports
U.S. forces in Qatar accidentally fired a Patriot missile at a farm in the Gulf state but it caused no injuries, the Pentagon said. The U.S. military is investigating the launch from the anti-missile system.
“Those things are not supposed to accidentally discharge,” Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said.
Whitman said the missile was fired into an unpopulated area. It was fired during a training exercise, said Army Lt. Gen. Carter Ham, director of operations for the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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