Russian helicopter accidentally fires rocket at onlookers

Three people injured after rocket from passing rotorcraft explodes near group of men during Zapad war games in LuzhskyA Russian attack helicopter accidentally fired at least one rocket into a group of people during large-scale military exercises close to Nato ’s borders, Russian media has reported.Three people were injured in the incident at theZapad 2017 drills, a source close to the Russian Ministry of Defence told RBC news agency. “They weren’t civilians,” the source said.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 19, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Marc Bennetts in Moscow Tags: Russia Weapons technology Europe Science World news Source Type: news