TAIPEI: Four soldiers were killed when a tank slipped and plunged into a river during heavy rains following an annual firing drill in southern Taiwan, officials said Tuesday.
The CM11 armored vehicle carrying five soldiers was returning to camp in southern Pingtung county around 10:00 am (0200 GMT) after completing the firing test when it slipped from a bridge and fell upside down into the Wangsha river, the army said.
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