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Bob Woodruff and cameraman seriously injured by IED

Sun Jan 29, 2006 at 07:41:27 AM PDT

Yeah, shit is still FUBAR in Iraq.

ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff suffered head injuries and is undergoing surgery after an explosion while he was reporting with the Iraqi Army near Baghdad.

The reports of Woodruff's injuries first came during ABC's Sunday edition of Good Morning America.
Woodruff was taping a report with cameraman Doug Vogt about the Iraqi military from inside one of their mechanized military vehicles near the town of Taji. They were embedded with the 4th Infantry Division, traveling with an Iraqi Army unit in an Iraqi mechanized vehicle. They were in the lead vehicle of a convoy when it encountered an improvised explosive device. Some small arms fire followed the explosion.

Woodruff and Vogt both suffered head injuries and are being treated. They are listed in serious condition after being flown to the Balad Air Base, which is about a 15 minute flight. Woodruff is still undergoing surgery.

Officials have told ABC News that Woodruff and Vogt were wearing body armor, ballistic glasses and helmets in an effort to protect themselves.

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