On July 1, 2008 (May 28, 2008 in the lunar calendar), the French Army Chief of Staff resigned due to a live ammunition exercise incident. The French President's Office confirmed on July 1, 2008 that French President Nicolas Sarkozy had accepted the resignation of General Bruno Kouche, the Supreme Commander of the French Army, Chief of Staff. U.S. media said that General Kush's move was intended to take responsibility for the incident in which soldiers fired live ammunition at a recent hostage rescue performance. According to French media reports, a military camp in the city of Carcassonne in southwestern France recently held a number of military performances during the open day event. An accident occurred during the hostage rescue performance. A soldier's gun suddenly fired. Live ammunition used in the performance injured 17 people, including 15 ordinary people who came to participate in the open day event, including 3 children. The hospital revealed on July 1 that these injured are currently out of danger. The soldier responsible for the accident has been detained. Local police said the shooting appeared to be inadvertent. Police officials said: "Based on his early confession, it appears that he made a mistake while loading the gun. This shooting was by no means premeditated." French President Nicolas Sarkozy expressed "very shocked" at the serious accident on the day of the incident. He hoped to find out the cause of the accident as soon as possible and take warning. An investigation is still ongoing as to why live ammunition that should not be used during the exercise appeared in this exercise. Comments: A serious fire accident