{"id":24601,"date":"2026-09-15T13:04:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T13:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24601"},"modified":"2026-09-15T13:04:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T13:04:47","slug":"2-us-personnel-suffer-minor-injuries-after-accidental-shooting-in-eswatini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24601","title":{"rendered":"2 US personnel suffer &#8216;minor injuries&#8217; after accidental shooting in Eswatini"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134263707,imgsize-886059,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/eswatini-reuters.jpg\" alt=\"2 US personnel suffer 'minor injuries' after accidental shooting in Eswatini\" title=\"2 US personnel injured after Eswatini soldiers open fire during anti-smuggling op\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"2 US personnel injured after Eswatini soldiers open fire during anti-smuggling op\">2 US personnel injured after Eswatini soldiers open fire during anti-smuggling op<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two US government personnel were accidentally shot by soldiers in Eswatini during an anti-smuggling operation last week, the African country\u2019s government said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>The incident took place late Friday in a rural area in northeastern Eswatini, when the army was carrying out an operation against smugglers, according to a government statement issued on Monday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The two Americans suffered \u201cminor injuries\u201d and an investigation is underway, Eswatini government spokesperson Thabile Mdluli told The Associated Press on Tuesday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The government has not identified the US personnel or explained why they were in the area. The US state department said it was aware of the incident and that the \u201caffected US personnel are safe\u201d. It added that it was working with the Eswatini government as part of the investigation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Eswatini army spokesperson Sandile Gwebu said the matter was now \u201ca diplomatic issue\u201d being handled by the two countries. He did not provide further details.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The Eswatini government said the incident was being taken seriously.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>\u201cthe incident is being treated with the seriousness it warrants.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Eswatini is a small landlocked kingdom with a population of about 1.3 million.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>It shares borders with South Africa and Mozambique and is ruled by King Mswati III, who holds supreme political power and is Africa\u2019s last absolute monarch.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/rest-of-world\/2-us-personnel-suffer-minor-injuries-after-accidental-shooting-in-eswatini\/articleshow\/134263462.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 US personnel injured after Eswatini soldiers open fire during anti-smuggling op Two US government personnel were accidentally shot by soldiers in Eswatini during an anti-smuggling operation last week, the African country\u2019s government said.The incident took place late Friday in a rural area in northeastern Eswatini, when the army was carrying out an operation against 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