Russian helicopter fires on spectators at drills

MOSCOW: A Russian military helicopter gunship accidentally fired on spectators during war games in western Russia, injuring several people, news reports said on Tuesday. The Russian military acknowledged that a helicopter accidentally fired a rocket during drills, but insisted that no one was hurt in the incident. A video released online showed a pair of Ka-52 helicopter gunships sweeping low at the Luzhsky range, about 100 km east of the border with Estonia, during the Zapad 2017 manoeuvres. One of the helicopters fired a rocket that exploded on a parking lot.