SARAJEVO, Apr 24 (Hina) - Two Dutch IFOR soldiers were wounded on Tuesday by a mine explosion, the IFOR in Sarajevo said on Wednesday.
SARAJEVO, Apr 24 (Hina) - Two Dutch IFOR soldiers were wounded on
Tuesday by a mine explosion, the IFOR in Sarajevo said on
Wednesday. #L#
Both soldiers were members of an engineering unit and were
wounded while minesweeping an area near Turbe (central Bosnia),
NATO spokesman Simon Haselock said.
One of the soldiers had to have his leg amputated and the
other was wounded in the face, Haselock said.
Both soldiers underwent surgery at the IFOR hospital in Novi
Travnik. Their lives were not in danger.
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