The soldier's arm was hit by shrapnels from a rocket that fell down near the entrance to the international military base at the Basra airport, guarded by the Czechs. He was operated on in the British field hospital.
His life is not endangered. The soldier will be transferred to the Czech Republic as soon as possible. The so far last rocket attack affecting Czech troops in Basra occurred in January, when two Czechs were wounded. Last Wednesday, a Czech soldier died in Afghanistan when his armoured vehicle ran on a mine. His four fellow passengers suffered wounds. A total of 99 Czech soldiers operate in Iraq at present. They guard the main entrance to the international military base Basra imposes night-time curfew ...
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(Ceske Noviny)
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