DEFENCE MEDIA RELEASE
Issued by Ministerial Support and Public Affairs, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT
Phone: 02 6127 1999, Fax: 02 6265 1545
MSPA 142/10
Thursday, 29 April 2010
No Australian, Afghan or Coalition troops wounded in rocket attack
at Tarin Kowt.
Taliban insurgents launched three rockets at the Multi National Base at Tarin Kowt in
the early hours of Wednesday the 28th of April.
No Australian personnel were wounded in the rocket attack.
Two rockets missed the base with one landing close to local civilians in Tarin Kowt.
There were no reports of injuries to civilians
The third landed inside the base, but exploded without damaging equipment or
wounding coalition soldiers.
Rocket attacks by insurgents remain largely ineffective, although they continues to
place the lives of Afghan civilians, Afghan security forces and coalition personnel at
risk.
Media contact: Defence Media Liaison: (02) 6127 1999 or 0408 498 664
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