Mortar explodes in firing tube, killing Marines

TheGazette 2013-03-20

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A mortar shell explosion killed seven Marines and injured a half-dozen more during mountain warfare training in Nevada's high desert, prompting the Pentagon to halt the use of the weapons, pending an investigation, officials said Tuesday. (March 19)

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