French Reporter Killed in U.S. Drills in Kuwait

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French Reporter Killed in U.S. Drills in Kuwait

A French television reporter was killed in an accident Saturday during the biggest U.S. military exercises since the Gulf War.

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A French television reporter was killed in an accident Saturday during the biggest U.S. military exercises since the Gulf War.

The maneuvers concluded two days of live-fire exercises that involved thousands of soldiers and hundreds of armored vehicles.

Earlier Sunday, troops from the U.S. Army's 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Unit offered prayers for French journalist Patrick Bourrat, who died while covering the exercises.

Bourrat was struck during exercises on Saturday while crossing the path of an incoming tank and thrown 15 feet into the air. He died at a hospital early Sunday of massive internal injuries.

The long-scheduled exercise has come at a particularly tense moment, with U.N. arms inspectors saying that Iraq has not submitted a complete accounting of its weapons of mass destruction.

In Kuwait, the armored crews have suffered minor mishaps during the exercise, with some vehicles getting stuck in the soft sand. But morale has appeared high, and the exercises have sharpened the focus of the soldiers on what many anticipate is an imminent war with Iraq.

The 2nd Brigade expects to spearhead any invasion northward.

Source: Agencies

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