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IDF troops at the entrance to Tze'elim training base. (Alberto Dankberg) Last update - 18:48 25/03/2008 IDF soldier critically hurt in gun cleaning accident at army base By Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: IDF, Tze'elim, Israel  An Israel Defense Forces Soldier was critically wounded Tuesday morning when he was accidentally shot at a military base in northern Israel. The soldier's family has been notified of the incident. The victim received first aid at the base and was later transferred to Rambam Medical Center in Haifa for further care. Advertisement An initial investigation into the incident revealed that one of the soldiers in the unit had accidentally fired his gun while cleaning it, and hit the victim. A high ranking officer was appointed to investigate the incident further, while a simultaneous military police investigation is also underway. Meanwhile Tuesday, an IDF reserves officer was moderately injured by an explosion that occurred during a training exercise at a base in southern Israel. The officer, who serves in the IDF Engineering Corps, was hurt when an explosive devise was apparently detonated by accident at the Tze'elim ground forces training base. The officer was evacuated for treatment to the Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva. Brigadier General Guy Tzur, the commander of the base, suspended all training exercises for two hours on Tuesday morning so as to sharpen security procedures. An officer at the rank of colonel will be questioned over the incident. Later Tuesday, two civilians, 15 and 20, were also hurt at the Tze'elim base when they entered training grounds. An IDF helicopter evacuated the civilians to Soroka hospital in Be'er Sheva. An all-terrain vehicle and a metal detector were found at the scene, and had likely belonged to the two victims, who entered the site during a military exercise. The IDF said that signs prohibiting civilians from entering the area in Hebrew, English and Arabic were posted all around the area. IDF sources believe the two had entered the training ground aiming to steal metal. The IDF issued a statement saying that the growing phenomenon of civilians entering firing zones was dangerous and illegal. This is a phenomenon that the IDF faces on a daily basis, the statement said. Related articles: Memorial held for Druze commando killed in training accident Paratrooper killed in training accident Between Gaza and Mars Bookmark to del.icio.us   Love story Israel permits gay Palestinian to join his lover in Tel Aviv. Interfaith get-together Saudi King plans first interfaith conference to include Jews.   1.   Refuah Shelemah. 18:03  |  sandra chitayat 25/03/08   2.   Bomb Gaza? 18:11  |  Salviati 25/03/08   3.   Two "work" accidents 18:12  |  Tim 25/03/08   4.   Salviati 19:34  |  Gideon 25/03/08   5.   Wrongfull shot and drugs 19:36  |  crack Head 25/03/08   6.   IDF troops getting suicidal 20:04  |  Stephen of NYC 25/03/08   7.   To Stephen & Salviati 22:50  |  Ilan 25/03/08   8.   The gang that couldn`t shoot straight! 00:10  |  mary 26/03/08   9.   Sometimes 00:54  |  Sabra 26/03/08

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