Three Belgian soldiers injured while on exercise in Scotland

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 05/12/25 03:37 PM EDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Three Belgian soldiers from one of the country's parachute regiments were injured while on exercise in Scotland, said Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever in a post on X on Monday.

He did not provide details.

Belgium is planning to increase its total defence spending to 2% of its gross domestic product (GDP) this year, which is the minimum level agreed among NATO allies.

(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta)

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