A soldier has died after being shot on a training exercise at a north military base.
RAF Tain, an air weapons range, was locked down last night after the incident, which happened at about 6pm.
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It is understood the man, believed to be from 3 Scots which are bases at Fort George, near Inverness, had been out on a live firing exercise when he was killed.
Ambulance crews remained at the scene for several hours. Army chiefs and police also attended, and kept staff within the base so they could be questioned by detectives.
They shut down the roads surrounding the area, with a car guarding the entrance to the site late into the night.
An Army spokeswoman said last night: “We are aware of an incident at the Tain base, near Inverness.
“We will release more information as and when it becomes available. It would be inappropriate for us to comment further at this point.”
A police spokesman said: “Police along with Scottish ambulance service personnel attended where there was found to be one person fatally injured.
“There were no other casualties as a result of the incident and next of kin have been informed by police.
“Police Scotland is leading the investigation to establish the full circumstances of this incident and is working closely with the armed forces.
“This was a contained incident and there was no threat to the public.”
The incident comes just three months after a young Black Watch soldier was killed in a training exercise in England.
Conor McPherson, 24, had travelled from his base at Fort George, near Ardersier, to take part in Operation Wessex Storm south of the border.
But the promising machine gunner was shot in the head during a live firing exercise at night at Otterburn in Northumberland.
RAF Tain is used to train crews from Lossiemouth, as well as the US Air Force and other NATO forces in preparation for overseas operations.
It is the largest of four air weapons ranges, and is parented by RAF Lossiemouth. It is also responsible for Cape Wrath Range, near Durness.
It is run by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation.