German police 'engage in gun battle with soldiers

[daftandbarmy]

A good reminder to do your due diligence when exercise planning...

German police 'engage in gun battle with soldiers - with one troop shot in the face - after blunder led them to mistake troops for heavily-armed criminals'​

A dramatic gun battle broke out between the German police and the armed forces after a blunder led them to mistake troops for heavily armed criminals.

Cops fired some 30 shots at the military - mistaking them for a threat - resulting in one soldier being struck in the face and airlifted to hospital.

Officials are now urgently investigating what caused the catastrophic 'miscommunication failure' that resulted in police officers firing live ammunition at soldiers.

The incident occurred last Wednesday in the town of Erding, northeast of Munich, when cops received a report of a 'man with a long gun', according to Bavarian police.


German police 'engage in gun battle with soldiers

 

[brihard]

Were the troops shooting back? If not, it wasn’t a “gun battle”.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Were the troops shooting back? If not, it wasn’t a “gun battle”.

 

[Jarnhamar]

30 rounds and 1 hit. Ouch.

 

[dapaterson]

30 rounds and 1 hit. Ouch.

I assume the distance was greater than when one is defending the CAF against raccoons.