Overview
- A 20-year-old member of La Legión’s VII Bandera Valenzuela was hurt during a live‑fire exercise at the Álvarez de Sotomayor range around 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
- Emergency services evacuated him to Hospital Universitario Torrecárdenas, where he was operated on and remains in intensive care, with his life not feared according to Defense sources.
- Later reporting by ABC says the explosion caused the amputation of one hand and the loss of several fingers on the other, with a favorable early recovery noted.
- ATME reports the detonation occurred while the soldier allegedly handled a pole with detonating cord and renews its demand to classify military service as a profession of risk.
- The accident came the same day Defense Minister Margarita Robles visited the base, which is still marked by an October 31 deflagration that killed Daniel Ruiz Mateo and left Alejandro Carvajal hospitalized.