Belgian soldiers hurt in 'shooting incident' during exercise in Scotland
In a statement, the Belgian Defence Ministry said 12 other soldiers also suffered hearing damage during the incident.
RTBF, Belgium's French-language public broadcaster, reports that the three injured soldiers received first aid and were then transferred to a local hospital.
Two of the soldiers are now in stable condition, RTBF said, with one expected to undergo surgery and then be repatriated to Belgium.
The families of the injured soldiers have been informed.
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Belgian newspaper La Libre reported that the incident involved a shooting exercise with an anti-tank weapon that went wrong.
In a video posted on X, Belgian Defence minister Theo Francken said: "They were on an exercise and something went wrong.
"We do everything to educate our personnel well, train them well and provide them with maximum protection, but sometimes things go wrong.
" We are monitoring the situation very closely."
Responding to the news, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever posted on X: "I have received the sad news that three soldiers from the Third Parachute Battalion were injured during an exercise in Scotland.
"I wish the injured a speedy recovery. My thoughts are with their loved ones."
The soldiers, who belong to the 3rd Parachute Battalion (Belgium), were taking part in Exercise Red Condor, in collaboration with the Ministry of Defence.
Approximately 600 personnel are reportedly involved in the military training exercise, which is taking place in Moray.
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