Germany Calls Incident Unacceptable
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BERLIN (AP) – The German Defense Ministry said Monday that an incident in which an army instructor ordered a soldier to envision himself facing hostile blacks in New York while firing his machine gun was “absolutely unacceptable.”
“This behavior is absolutely unacceptable and contradicts the training standards of the German army,” Defense Ministry spokesman Thomas Raabe said.
He said the army is investigating the incident, which was recorded in an Internet video. He didn’t say when the probe will be completed.
