"E" For Effort, "F" For France

The French have taken a lot of heat over the years about their apparent shortcomings in the field of military proficiency, so they are trying to overcome the perception that they are bumbling fools by having demonstrations of their latest and greatest military techniques. Hooray for them.

So, on a recent "military open day":

Seventeen people, including five children, were seriously injured when live bullets instead of blanks were fired into a crowd at a military open day.

The shooting took place during a demonstration of hostage-freeing techniques at the event in Carcassonne, south-west France.

Apparently, not much has changed, and based on this latest, the last thing you want in this world is to be taken hostage in France.

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