Episode - Explainer: Hostage Rescue for Tots
Hostage Rescue for Tots What was a 3-year-old doing at a paramilitary simulation exercise? By Jacob Leibenluft A French soldier wounded 17 people—including a 3-year-old child—when he accidentally loaded his gun with live ammunition during a hostage-taking simulation in the southern city of Carcassonne. What on earth was a 3-year-old doing in a military training scenario? Enjoying the spectacle. According to news reports, the simulation was part of an army open house designed to allow French citizens—including the soldiers' families—to get a closer look at the elite paratrooper unit stationed
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