Two Russian officers dead after tank training mishap

Moscow - Two Russian military officers were dead Friday after troops training with tanks lost their orientation and fired shells at their trainers, reported the Interfax news agency.

The troops were conducting night-time training near St Petersburg when the commander of a T-80 tank lost his bearings and fired the shells, which landed at the edge of the training field where the officers were standing, the state's attorney office told Interfax.

Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/317818,two-russian-officers-dead-after-tank-training-mishap.html.