DEFENCE MEDIA RELEASE
Issued by Ministerial Support and Public Affairs, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT
Phone: 02 6127 1999, Fax: 02 62656946
MSPA 372/09
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
ROAD-SIDE BOMB WOUNDS TWO AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS
AND ONE AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY SOLDIER
An improvised explosive device (IED) has been used to target a dismounted patrol
from the Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force (MRTF-2) in southern
Afghanistan on Monday, 2 November.
The device wounded two Australian soldiers and an Afghan National Army soldier.
The patrol also came under small arms gun fire after the IED detonated.
Immediate first aid was provided to the wounded soldiers on the ground before they
were aero-medically evacuated to an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
medical facility at Tarin Kowt.
The soldiers suffered non-life threatening wounds and are in a stable condition.
Due to medical-in-confidence matters and ongoing operations, additional information
will not be provided.
The Australian soldiers’ immediate family have been informed.
This incident highlights the ongoing danger posed by road-side bombs which
indiscriminately target security forces and the Afghan population.
Media contact:
Defence Media Liaison: 02 6127 1999 or 0408 498 664
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