ITALIAN SOLDIER WOUNDED BY BOMB BLAST IN AFGHANISTAN

(AGI) Herat - An Italian soldier was "slightly injured" by a bomb blast, north of Bala Murghab, the Italian contingent reports. Spokesman Col. Vincenzo Lauro said it happened at 3:05pm local time (11:35am in Italy), "during a joint operation with the ANSF. A team of the 151st Regiment 'Sassari', left on foot by the Task Force Nord, was struck by the sudden blast of a crude bomb (improvised explosive device) and an Italian soldier was slightly wounded". It happened about 10 km north of Bala Murghab, in a village near the "Mono" combat outpost, in the northern sector, under Italian control. The spokesman said that "the rescue squad immediately rushed to the spot and took the soldier by helicopter to the Forward Operating Base 'Columbus', headquarters of the 151st regiment 'Sassari'". The soldier never fainted and has already informed his relatives by phone.
Source http://www.agi.it/english-version/world/elenco-notizie/201201061444-cro-ren1051-italian_soldier_wounded_by_bomb_blast_in_afghanistan

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