Two Lithuanian soldiers injured in explosion

DELFI / Mindaugas Ažušilis

The injuries sustained by two servicemen of the Grand Duke Kęstutis Mechanized Infantry Battalion are minor, said commander Arūnas Gajauskas.

He said the soldiers were training with a Carl Gustav recoilless rifle when the accident happened at General Silvestras Žukauskas Training Ground. A grenade went off closer than expected and shrapnel hit two sodliers.

The two servicemen were taken to a hospital in Vilnius.

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