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US general wounded in Iraq blast | US general wounded in Iraq blast |
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A US brigadier general has been wounded in a roadside bomb in northern Baghdad, the US military has announced. | A US brigadier general has been wounded in a roadside bomb in northern Baghdad, the US military has announced. |
Brig Gen Jeffrey Dorko is the highest ranking US soldier injured in the Iraq war since the US-led invasion of 2003. | Brig Gen Jeffrey Dorko is the highest ranking US soldier injured in the Iraq war since the US-led invasion of 2003. |
Gen Dorko, commander of the Gulf Region Division of the US Army Corps of Engineers, was left with "non-life threatening" wounds from the explosion. | |
He was evacuated to Landstuhl Regional Medical Centre in Germany, where he was said to be in a stable condition. | He was evacuated to Landstuhl Regional Medical Centre in Germany, where he was said to be in a stable condition. |
A second soldier wounded in the attack was treated and released. | A second soldier wounded in the attack was treated and released. |
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