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Terrifying moment Russian helicopter accidentally opens fire on bystanders with MISSILES due to 'technical glitch' during Zapad 2017 war games, seriously injuring two people
Horrifying video footage shows what appears to be two rockets being fired from an attack helicopter before exploding just feet away from three people and parked cars.
The person who recorded the footage seems to have been interested in capturing a fly-by - but panic spreads and he or she flees as mud and smoke fly into the air after the explosions.
It has been reported on Russian website 66.ru that the missiles 'blasted off on their own'.
The site added: 'At least two cars burned down, two people were seriously injured, they are now hospitalized.
VIDEO IN LINK.
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The person who recorded the footage seems to have been interested in capturing a fly-by - but panic spreads and he or she flees as mud and smoke fly into the air after the explosions
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The detonation can be clearly seen in this still from the video. A man is standing just feet away
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The missiles can be seen being launched from inside the helicopter in a separate video
After they are fired and hit their target, the helicopter can be seen dramatically pulling up - as though noticing the gravity of the error
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It is being reported in Russia that the victims are most likely journalists
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A huge cloud of smoke and dust is left after the air-to-surface missiles are fired into the ground
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The person recording the video then flees the scene in panic
'The victims were most likely journalists.'
It comes as Russia hosts its biggest war games in years.
Russian President Vladimir Putin watched through a pair of binoculars as his forces successfully repelled an imaginary enemy and launched a tank-led counter-offensive yesterday.
NATO officials say they are monitoring the Zapad-2017 (West-2017) event with 'calm and confidence',
Despite claims from Russia that the exercise is rehearsing a purely defensive scenario, many are unnerved about what they see as Moscow testing its ability to wage war against the West.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ment-Russian-helicopter-fires-bystanders.html
- Footage appears to show bystanders being fired upon by a Russian helicopter
- Two missiles explode just feet away from cars and people in horrifying scenes
- It has been reported that two people were seriously hurt and taken to hospital
- Comes as Russia hosts its biggest war games in years in form of Zapad-2017
- Putin's forces repelled an imaginary enemy and launched a 'counter-offensive'
- But Russia says the military exercise is rehearsing a purely defensive scenario.
Horrifying video footage shows what appears to be two rockets being fired from an attack helicopter before exploding just feet away from three people and parked cars.
The person who recorded the footage seems to have been interested in capturing a fly-by - but panic spreads and he or she flees as mud and smoke fly into the air after the explosions.
It has been reported on Russian website 66.ru that the missiles 'blasted off on their own'.
The site added: 'At least two cars burned down, two people were seriously injured, they are now hospitalized.
VIDEO IN LINK.
<iframe allowfullscreen frameborder="0" width="698" height="573" scrolling="no" id="molvideoplayer" title="MailOnline Embed Player" src="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/embed/video/1539215.html"></iframe>
The person who recorded the footage seems to have been interested in capturing a fly-by - but panic spreads and he or she flees as mud and smoke fly into the air after the explosions
+13
The detonation can be clearly seen in this still from the video. A man is standing just feet away
+13
The missiles can be seen being launched from inside the helicopter in a separate video
After they are fired and hit their target, the helicopter can be seen dramatically pulling up - as though noticing the gravity of the error
+13
It is being reported in Russia that the victims are most likely journalists
+13
A huge cloud of smoke and dust is left after the air-to-surface missiles are fired into the ground
+13
The person recording the video then flees the scene in panic
'The victims were most likely journalists.'
It comes as Russia hosts its biggest war games in years.
Russian President Vladimir Putin watched through a pair of binoculars as his forces successfully repelled an imaginary enemy and launched a tank-led counter-offensive yesterday.
NATO officials say they are monitoring the Zapad-2017 (West-2017) event with 'calm and confidence',
Despite claims from Russia that the exercise is rehearsing a purely defensive scenario, many are unnerved about what they see as Moscow testing its ability to wage war against the West.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ment-Russian-helicopter-fires-bystanders.html
