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Man killed by missile mistakenly launched by Taiwan military

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2016-07-02 12:31Xinhua Editor: Mo Hong'e

One fisherman has died and three others were injured after Taiwan's military launched a missile by mistake during a rehearsal early Friday, said the island's military.

The missile was launched from a corvette in Zuoying Harbor in Kaohsiung at 8:15 a.m. due to human error, it said. It fell into the waters off Penghu Island at 8:40 a.m. after hitting a fishing boat. The captain was killed. Three of his crew were injured.

Taiwan military authorities apologized for the casualties caused by the missile blunder at a press conference late Friday.

  

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