Four Australian soldiers hurt in bomb blast
The ADF says four Australian soldiers have been wounded, one seriously, in Afghanistan. Australian troops assemble at Forward Operating Base Chuckajuy, Afghanistan. Picture: Craig Greenhill Supplied ONLY the quick reactions of his fellow soldiers has saved the life of one of four Australian Diggers wounded in a bomb blast in Afghanistan. The soldier was seriously injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated during operations alongside the Afghan National Security Force in Uruzgan Province. He was given immediate medical assistance on the ground before being evacuated by air and taken to a Kandahar medical facility for specialist treatment. He was then transferred to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. Commanding Officer of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) Task Group, Lieutenant Colonel Trent Scott, said the soldier was lucky to be alive. "The application of immediate medical assistance meant that a soldier's life was