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Congress asked to hold public hearing on military training accidents
A congressman is asking for a public hearing “to get to the bottom" of military training mishaps.
By Kyle Rempfer
Iran blames bad communication, missile battery alignment for January shootdown of Ukrainian plane
A misaligned missile battery, miscommunication between troops and their commanders and a decision to fire without authorization all led to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner in January, killing all 176 people on board, a new report says.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
‘I’m the guy that killed my friend’: The investigation into the drunken Marine who shot and killed his roommate while playing video games
Cpl. Spencer Daily told investigators he was joking around when he picked up the pistol with his left hand, pointed it at his roommate's head and pulled the trigger.
By Philip Athey
Corporal sentenced to nearly 6 years in the brig for barracks shooting death of South Carolina Marine
The Marine "claimed that while drinking alcohol and playing a video game with the victim, he pointed his gun and accidentally shot the victim."
By Philip Athey
Iran announces arrests over downing of plane that killed 176
Iran said Tuesday that authorities have made arrests for the accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane, which killed all 176 people on board and set off protests in the country demanding accountability after officials initially concealed the cause of the crash.
By Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press