Seven Marines Killed in Explosion, ‘Honor the Fallen,’ Tweets the Marine Corps

Seven Marines were killed the night of March 18 in an explosion that left several others injured during a Marine Corps training exercise at Hawthorne Army Depot in western Nevada.
Seven Marines Killed in Explosion, ‘Honor the Fallen,’ Tweets the Marine Corps
Seven Marines were killed and more were injured from an accident explosion that occurred during training Monday night at the Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada. Screenshot by Kelly Ni/Epoch Times
Kelly McBride Ni
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Seven Marines were killed the night of March 18 in an explosion that left several others injured during a Marine Corps training exercise at Hawthorne Army Depot in western Nevada. While media reports that a 60-millimeter round that detonated inside a mortar tube caused the explosion, a public affairs representative with the Marine Corps headquarters said that the investigation is still underway. It could not be confirmed what caused the explosion.

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Kelly McBride Ni
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Kelly McBride Ni is a news writer for NTD based in North Carolina.
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