DEFENCE MEDIA RELEASE
Issued by Ministerial Support and Public Affairs, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT
Phone: 02 6127 1999, Fax: 02 6265 1545
MSPA 385/09
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER WOUNDED BY IMPROVISED
EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
An Australian soldier is in a stable condition after receiving wounds when an
Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated during operations in southern
Afghanistan.
The soldier with the 2nd Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force (MRTF-2) was
part of a joint Australian and Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol, when they were
targeted in an IED attack, north of Tarin Kowt in Oruzgan Province on the 10th of
November.
Receiving minor shrapnel wounds to the leg, the soldier was administered immediate
first aid before being transferred by Aero Medical Evacuation to the ISAF medical
facility at Tarin Kowt for treatment.
The soldier’s wounds are not considered to be life threatening and his family have
been notified.
This incident highlights the ongoing danger faced by all Australian personnel in
Afghanistan.
No more information is available at this stage.
Media contact: Defence Media Liaison: 02 6127 1999 or 0408 498 664
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