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South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground

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South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground

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A young girl was playing at a playground near a military base. A bullet hit her near the neck. The bullet came from a military drill nearby. A drill is when soldiers practice using weapons. The girl was not badly hurt. She went to the hospital and came home. Her name was not told to the public. The next day, army leaders said they will stop all small gun drills for now. Soldiers will stop practicing with rifles and handguns. They are looking into what happened. This is not the first accident. One year ago, the South Korean Army dropped a bomb near a small village by mistake while training. That accident hurt 30 people.

Difficult words

drill
— a training exercise where soldiers practice military skills such as shooting
stray bullet
— a bullet that accidentally goes in the wrong direction and hits an unintended target

Quiz

  1. 1. Where was the girl when she was hurt?
  2. 2. What caused the girl's injury?
  3. 3. What did the military do after the incident?
  4. 4. How many people were hurt in the accident one year before this incident?