Two Indian Army officers were killed and at least five more were injured during an ongoing exercise on the premises of the College of Military Engineering (CME) Thursday.
CME is a technical training institution of the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army and trains officers, Army men, services, other defence bodies in engineering and technical subjects.
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Defence officials said the incident took place today when a unit was training on a mobile bridge which is used to scale obstacles in difficult terrains.
An official confirmed that a mishap of the bridging tower took place in the afternoon, resulting in serious injuries to seven soldiers, two of whom succumbed to the injuries later.
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The details on the nature of the mishap and those of the seriousness of the injuries of five others have not yet been revealed.
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