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SEOUL/CHEORWON, South Korea, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- One Army soldier was killed and six others were injured Friday in an explosion during an artillery firing drill, the military said.
The blast occurred on the shooting range of a front-line Army unit in Cheorwon, some 88 kilometers north of Seoul, at 3:19 p.m., according to an Army officer.
Seven servicemen were rushed to a hospital and one of them, a 27-year-old sergeant first class, died during the transport, the officer said.
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