Article: Report said to absolve Barak in 1992 army training accident


Jewish Telegraphic Agency
03-11-1999
Report said to absolve Barak in 1992 army training accident

By Naomi Segal

JERUSALEM, March 10 (JTA) -- Findings in a report about the Labor Party candidate for prime minister may deprive his political foes of at least one piece of ammunition against him.

Ehud Barak was cleared of blame in a state inquiry into a 1992 army training accident that killed five commandos and left six others injured, according to Israel Radio.

While the report on Barak, who was army chief of staff at the time of the incident, has not yet been made public, a Labor Party legislator involved with the report said it absolves Barak from blame.

Barak has been dogged by repeated ...

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