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Soldier dead after training incident

An Australian Army soldier has died and five others were injured during a training incident at a live fire exercise area in the Northern Territory, about 120km from Darwin.

An Australian Army soldier has died and five others have been injured in a training incident in the Northern Territory, defence officials have confirmed.

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RetiredBanjo
Tragic news for the family.
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The department statement mentioned next of kin have already been notified, so hopefully that difficult process is done before the public updates start rolling in.
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