U.S. soldiers wounded in Afghan attack

[UpInArms]

http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=414376§ion=news

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Two U.S. soldiers have been wounded, one seriously, after a renegade Afghan policeman threw a grenade at a U.S. military vehicle in crowded market in the southern city of Kandahar.

Another policeman and a local bystander were also slightly hurt in the attack on Wednesday in the centre of the city as four U.S. military vehicles were driving through, Kandahar's intelligence chief General Mohammad Salim told Reuters.

A senior district police officer, Gulalai, said one of the U.S. soldiers had his leg blown off.

"We have arrested the attacker. He was a member of our own police force. He had a rifle with him and several grenades. We caught him as he was trying to flee."

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gee, a leg blown off here, an arm there, pretty soon we might understand what "wounded" means. Guess this newswriter didn't get "the memo"

[54anickel]

1. Seems we hear so little of what is going on in Afghanistan these days.

[lebkuchen]

2. Before you know it

NATO will be air lifting prostheses to the U.S.