20/02/2006

Security guard dies in shooting incident

A security guard has died following a shooting incident in east Belfast.

It is understood that no one else was involved in the man's death, which happened at the Moscow Camp on the Airport Road last night.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence has today revealed that the shooting is believed to be the result of what appears to have been a "tragic accident with a firearm."

The victim, whose name has not yet been released, is understood have been a member of the MoD civilian guard force.

The spokesman said separate Army and Ministry of Defence investigations would be carried out to find out the circumstances surrounding the death.

(EF/SP)

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