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NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier opened fire on a group of fellow soldiers during a morning exercise session at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on Thursday but no one was injured at the Army base. The soldier, whose name was not released, "is in custody after firing shots at a physical training formation" but no one was wounded, Fort Campbell said in a statement. It provided no other details but said the matter was under investigation. The facility, on the Kentucky-Tennessee border about 60 miles northwest of Nashville, is home to the 101st Airborne Division that has served in Iraq.

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — A Fort Campbell soldier charged with opening fire on his comrades at a shooting range last year was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday morning on more than two dozen attempted murder and assault-related charges. Pvt. Nicholas D. Mikel, 21, is accused of shooting with a handgun into a physical training formation at the Army post in October. No one was hurt. On Tuesday, Fort Campbell officials announced that the case was referred to a general court-martial, meaning Mikel is moving closer to facing the charges in a military court. Mikel, of DeBary, Fla., was assigned to...