Explosive Hazard / Premature Detonation - Afghan War Diary, 2004 May (sitios de interés)
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Event classification
SECRETEvent summary
" (DELAYED REPORT) MAIMANA PRT REPORTS AN EXPLOSION APPROXIMATELY 200- 300M NW FROM OLD MAIMANA PRT SAFE HOUSE. LTC MOSHER, OF TF PHOENIX ETT, AND LRSD WENT TO SIGHT OF EXPLOSION TO INVESTIGATE. GRID OF EXPLOSION: PV61127710, (INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO MIGRATION BUILDING). EXPLOSION WAS FOUND TO BE AN IED CONSISTING OF A PRESSURE COOKER WITH A RUSSIAN PINEAPPLE HAND GRENADE. THE IED DETONATED PREMATURELY INJURING ONE OF THE OPERATORS ON THE LEG, ALSO INJURING THE OTHER OPERATOR WHO THEN WAS UNABLE TO RUN. THE TWO OPERATORS WERE ARRESTED BY ANP. THERE WAS A SECOND IED NEAR THE SITE IN A DITCH, IT ALSO CONSISTED OF A PRESSURE COOKER WITH A GRENADE. NFI."
Event identifier
FB65843B-89D1-4945-8862-03D226931FA8
Event category and type
- Category: Premature Detonation
- Type: Explosive Hazard
Statistics
Wounded in Action
- Civilian: 0
- Enemy: 0
- Friendly: 0
- Host nation: 0
- Enemy Detained: 0
Killed in Action
- Civilian: 0
- Enemy: 0
- Friendly: 0
- Host nation: 0
Detained in Action
- Enemy: 0
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