Soldier held after gunshot incident<\/p>\n
KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: A soldier whose gun went off in a
\nhotel lobby here on Tuesday is being questioned by military
\npolice.<\/p>\n
First Sgt. Asep Suryana is in custody at the Kupang military
\npolice detachment in Kupang, the capital of East Nusa Tenggara,
\nafter he fired a single live round in the lobby of the Sasando
\nHotel. No one was hurt in the incident.<\/p>\n
Military police chief Maj. Helvis said on Thursday Asep, whose
\nFN 46 pistol had fired, had been questioned since Wednesday by
\ninvestigators.<\/p>\n
In an investigation report, Asep said the incident was purely
\naccidental.<\/p>\n
Helvis said the incident began when Asep, a soldier with the
\nKupang military police detachment, entered the Sasando Hotel
\nlobby. As he entered, his pistol's magazine unhooked from its
\ncasing and fell to the ground. When Asep tried to put the
\nmagazine back, his finger accidentally pulled the pistol's
\ntrigger. The sound of the gunshot caused consternation at the
\nhotel.<\/p>\n
Asep told police he later realized that when he had put the
\nmagazine into the casing, there was still a live round inside the
\npistol. Military police were continuing to investigate, Helvis
\nsaid. -- JP<\/p>",
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