French Pilot Says He Was Tied to Firing Target in Hazing Ritual

French Pilot Says He Was Tied to Firing Target in Hazing Ritual
A photo obtained by Reuters on May 8, 2021, said to be shot March 2019 at Solenzara Air Base, Corsica, France, shows a man tied to a target on a firing range who French lawyer Frederic Berna identifies as his client, a French Air Force pilot who filed a complaint for hazing. via Frederic Berna via REUTERS
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PARIS—A French air force pilot has filed a criminal complaint alleging that as part of a hazing ritual he was tied to a target on a firing range while fighter planes flew overhead and fired off munitions, his lawyer told Reuters on Saturday.

The complaint did not identify any of the people alleged to have carried out the hazing, or say how many of them were involved. Reuters was not able to independently establish the identities of those responsible for the incident.