A projectile fired during a military exercise at a training ground in central Greece missed its target and hit a flock of sheep, Elefteros Tipos reported, citing the information site TheNewspaper.gr.
According to the information, the incident happened on Wednesday afternoon during the exercises at the landfill in Glafirez, Magnesia prefecture. One of the projectiles fired missed its target by 7 kilometers and fell among a flock of sheep. Eight of the animals died on the spot, and the other 16 fled in terror in the vicinity, informs BTA.
The shepherd turned out to be lucky and was not injured. Naftemboriki also reported the case and wrote that he missed the death because he was talking on his phone a little away from the herd.
The military is investigating what led to the incident. Actions have been taken to compensate the sheep owner.
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