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Finnish defense forces confirm serious accident during training

Xinhua, June 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

Finnish defense forces confirmed on Wednesday that a "serious accident" had occurred earlier in the day in a training area west of Helsinki.

Local media reported one fatality. However, defense forces said details would not be given prior to notification of next of kin.

Finnish civilian police is investigating the incident, Yle reported.

The incident took place during training involving reservists called up for scheduled training. Enditem