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New Zealand air force man dies in explosion
Nov 19, 2009, 2:38 GMT
Wellington - A Royal New Zealand Air Force sergeant died Thursday when an artillery shell exploded at the North Island military camp at Waiouru.
Flight Sergeant Andrew Bruce Forster, a father of three, was killed instantly when the unexploded shell was detonated as he marked its location for future disposal, a New Zealand Defence Force statement said.
Another air force sergeant with him escaped with minor injuries. Both were members of the tri-service Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squadron working in the Waiouru camp training area.
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