Bomb injures Australian troops

Source: John Garnaut

Two Australian soldiers have been wounded in a roadside bomb blast in southern Iraq, the Defence Department said today.

The injured men were from the Australian Overwatch Battle Group West and were on patrol on a road north of the town of An Nasariyah in Dhiqar Province yesterday.

A department news release said the ASLAV vehicle they were driving in was "extensively damaged and destroyed by a subsequent fire''.

The soldiers, who were from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment based in Darwin, suffered "lower leg injuries".

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Officials in Canberra told smh.com.au that Australian soldiers were involved in three related security incidents in the area.

Three Australian soldiers hurt in Iraq
24th April 2007, 15:54 WST

A third Australian soldier is believed to have been injured in Monday night's roadside bombing in southern Iraq.

Defence has yet to confirm reports of another casualty but says a statement will be released soon.

It's believed the soldier's arm was broken during the bombing, which injured two other soldiers and destroyed an Australian light armoured vehicle (ASLAV).

The soldiers were patrolling north of An Nasariyah in the Dhi Qar province when an improvised explosive device detonated as their convoy passed at about 6.30 pm on Monday local time.

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