Three Belgian soldiers have been injured in a live shooting incident during a military training exercise in Scotland.
The Belgian Ministry of Defense said that another 10 soldiers also suffered hearing damage.
The Scottish ambulance service said that two helicopters and three ambulances were part of their response to the incident in Tain, in Easter Ross, around 13:16 on Monday.
Tain is the location of a large weapons training area where troops and terrestrial troops perform live shooting exercises.
It is understood that about 600 Belgian personnel are based on Kinloss Barracks in Moray during a large -scale exercise called Red Condor.
It takes place until May 21 and involves military helicopters, according to the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense.
Two of the wounded soldiers are now in stable condition, and they are expected to undergo surgery in Scotland before being repatriated to Belgium.
The third soldier who went to the hospital suffered minor injuries and has since been unpleasant.
A spokesman for the Belgian Ministry of Defense said: “The incident took place a planned training exercise. An investigation has launched one leg to determine exact circumstances.
“Kured staff families have reported the legs.”
The Belgian prime minister, Bart of Wever, published in X that he had reported that three members of the third parachute battalion had one leg.
He wished them a quick recovery and sacrificed their sympathies with their loved ones.
The Scottish ambulance service said that one of its own air ambulances along with a helicopter of the Air Ambulance of Charity of Scotland went to the incident.
Trauma teams and a doctor also responded to the incident.
An ambulance spokesman said: “Two patients were transported by air to Aberdeen Royal Infirary and a patient by road to the Raigmore hospital.”
The Tain air range covers an area or 2,700 acres (10,926ha) in the Dornoch Firth.
It is used by the United Kingdom Army, the United States Air Force and NATO staff.
L/CPL Joe Spencer, born in Hampshire, or the 3rd battalion of the rifles, died in an accident in the range on November 1, 2016.
An investigation into his death heard that when a group of snipers met in a shipping container in the range, the 24 -year -old was resting his chin in a suppressor installed in the snout of his rifle when the weapon shot unexpectedly.
Sheriff Gary Aitken, who directed the investigation, said his death could have been avoided if the prodauciones had been tasks.
