New Delhi: Two Indian Army personnel were killed and five others injured on Thursday, while carrying out a bridging exercise at the College of Military Engineering (CME) at Dapodi in Pune.
“Two combat engineers lost their lives during a training session while carrying out a bridging exercise,” a senior Indian Army officer said.
The officers said a five armymen, including a junior commissioned officer, were also injured during the exercise.
An important component of the training for combat engineers consists of bridging of small gaps, large gaps and assault bridges.
Β Published on:Β Dec 26, 2019 at 18:00Β IST
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