A soldier was accidentally shot in the face during live-fire exercises at Ching Chuan Kang Air Base in central Taiwan. He was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced dead. The defense ministry has pledged to investigate the incident.
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00:00A soldier was accidentally killed during a shooting exercise in central Taiwan.
00:04The military says the 26-year-old, surnamed Xu, from Taiwan's Air Defense and Missile Command,
00:10was shot in the face during a live-fire exercise at Qingquan Gang Air Base.
00:14He was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
00:18The Defense Ministry has promised to investigate the incident.
00:22After the incident, the Air Force immediately transferred the soldier to the hospital for emergency treatment.
00:31But as far as we know, he was unfortunately killed.
00:37I think the Air Force will investigate the cause of his death in detail.