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Troops in explosion

A soldier from an unidentified country has been killed by a roadside bomb which hit a convoy of NATO forces in southern Afghanistan.

Reuters news agency reported this evening that the bomb had killed one soldier and wounded another, but did not identify the casualties.

A group of Australian troops was patrolling part of Oruzgan province when they were caught up in an incident involving an improvised explosive device (IED), the Defence Department said tonight.

Defence was unable to confirm reports several Australians had been injured in the blast, and was seeking further information about the incident.
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Brussels confirmed there had been at least one casualty stemming from the explosion.

Link: The Age: Troops in explosion