Poor handling of gun likely cause of non-fatal ‘friendly fire’ incident in Kosovo

Initial investigations suggest the shooting of a Czech soldier in Kosovo was the result of a colleague’s inability to handle his gun correctly, a Czech army spokesperson said on Tuesday. A special commission sent to Kosovo to investigate the incident, which occurred on Saturday, has just returned to the Czech Republic. Two superior officers of the soldier suspected of being responsible for the shooting have been recalled to Prague. The victim is in a stable condition in hospital. An officer in the KFOR mission who caused a car crash on Sunday has also returned to the Czech Republic.