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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-25/norwegian-f-16-machine-guns-control-tower-by-mistake/7354328

Norwegian F-16 mistakenly shoots up control tower with officers inside, military says

Updated about 3 hours ago
Map: Norway

A Norwegian fighter jet on a training exercise has mistakenly opened fire on a control tower with three officers inside, the military says.

Two F-16s were taking part in a mock attack on the uninhabited island of Tarva off Norway’s west coast when one of them opened fire with its M61 Vulcan cannon, which is capable of firing up to 100 rounds a second.

A hail of shells hit the tower in the incident, which happened on the night of April 12, but the officers inside were not injured.

“An investigation has been opened,” said Captain Brynjar Stordal, a spokesman for the Norwegian military.

In a similar incident in 2009, F-16s fired in error on the same tower, with at least one round piercing the structure, but again no-one was injured.

AFP

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