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Canadian military police have launched an investigation after a soldier was allegedly beaten unconscious by a sergeant during a recent mission in Europe.

The private, a member of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, was admitted to hospital after a beating that took place during off hours, sources told Postmedia.

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The Canadian Forces confirmed the soldiers involved were in Germany at the time of the incident, but they were supporting Canadian troops operating in Bulgaria as part of a U.S.-led military exercise.

“On 18 June 2019, a member of 3 RCR deployed as part of a staging team for Exercise SWIFT RESPONSE in Kaiserslautern, Germany was allegedly physically assaulted by another CAF member while off duty,” Canadian Army spokesman Lt.-Col. Doug MacNair said in an email. “The soldier was transported to a local hospital before being brought back to Canada via aeromedical evacuation.”