October 6, 2009
Commandos blow up wrong house
A group of elite SAS-style commandos apologised after blowing up the wrong house in a training exercise. The squad - from Sweden’s K3 cavalry division - were supposed to attack an unoccupied house bought by the military for attack drills. Instead they launched a terrifying night assault on another house 200 yards away from their target in Rojdafors, Sweden.Article here.
Posted by David on October 6, 2009 9:15 AM
"The K3 unit is considered the most deadly strike force in Sweden and likes to compare itself to the SAS and America's SEALs."
I don't know much about the SAS, but there is no organization on the earth that is like the navy SEAL's.
Anyone can make a mistake, especially in a combat situation, but this is rank amateurism. Any military exercise like this should include safety observers and substantial prior planning. This isn't a warrant being executed on short notice (which occasions are still unpardonable), it was a peace time training event. How anyone could make such a collossal mistake when working with high explosives is unimagineable.
Someone should have their head on a platter for that.
Posted by: Skyler on October 6, 2009 1:37 PM
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