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Three Belgian soldiers were raced to hospital after a ‘shooting incident’ during a military exercise in Scotland. 

Belgium’s defence ministry said 15 people in total were injured ‘when something went wrong’ during a major military training drill. 

It said in a statement on Monday: ‘They received first aid and were then transferred to a local hospital. In addition, a dozen soldiers suffered hearing damage.’

It is understood two of the injured soldiers are now in a stable condition, with one expected to undergo surgery in Scotland before being repatriated to Belgium.

The third trooper who went to hospital sustained minor injuries and has since been discharged.

Officials from Belgium’s defence ministry added: ‘An investigation has been launched to find out the exact circumstances of the incident.’

Three Belgian soldiers were hospitalised Monday after being wounded in a ‘shooting incident’ during a military exercise in Scotland, Belgium’s defence ministry said (stock image)

The ministry said the families of the injured soldiers had been informed of the incident.

The soldiers were from Belgium’s 3rd parachute battalion and were taking part in the Red Condor exercise supported by Britain’s Ministry of Defence.

The Belgium government declined to say where in Scotland the incident took place. However, last week it was reported around 600 Belgian troops were in Moray as part of its Red Condor war games. 

In a social media post following the accident, Belgium’s defence minister, Theo Francken: said: ‘They were on an exercise and something went wrong. 

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‘We do everything to train, train and protect our personnel as best we can, but sometimes things don’t go as planned.’

Posting on X, Belgium’s Prime Minister Bart De Wever said he had been informed of the accident. 

He wished the injured servicemen a speedy recovery and offered his condolences to their loved ones.

MailOnline has approached Britain’s MoD for comment.