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Under Fire, Defense Minister Promises Military Probe

January 24 2011

Germany

Embattled Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg has promised a comprehensive probe of Germany's armed forces following a spate of incidents, Agence France-Presse reports.

Among recent problems have been the death of a female cadet on the training vessel Gorch Fock and the December shooting of a soldier in Afghanistan.

The captain of the Gorch Fock was fired Saturday, said defense officials, following complains that training was too harsh.

In the December incident in...

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