Taipei, Sept. 22 (CNA) A serviceman is currently undergoing emergency surgery following a rifle shooting accident during a training session earlier Monday, Taiwan's military said. The conscript, surnamed Shao (邵), is serving compulsory military service in the Taichung-based 234 Mechanized Infantry Brigade. He sustained injuries to the left side of his face during a rifle shooting exercise Monday afternoon and was promptly taken to a nearby hospital for emergency surgery, the 10th Army Corps said in a statement. The military branch did not provide any further details on Shao's condition. According to local media reports, the 18-year-old sustained serious injuries to the left side of his face when a rifle barrel exploded during a shooting exercise at Taichung's Chenggongling military training camp.