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Aug-12-2009 » Filed Under: 5/2 SBCT

The Associated Press is reporting that two of its journalists embedded in Afghanistan, Emilio Morenatti and Andi Jatmiko, were seriously injured in a bomb blast on Tuesday. There was no mention of injured troops, or even which unit the pair was embedded with at the time. We wanted to post this story because as of Monday Morenatti was with soldiers from the 5/2 SBCT (see his photos). Our thoughts and prayers will be with them as they recover.

KABUL, Afghanistan — As violence builds across Afghanistan ahead of elections next week, The Associated Press reported Wednesday that two of its journalists who were embedded with the United States military in the south of the country had been wounded in a roadside bombing. [...]

The A.P. said a photographer, Emilio Morenatti, and an A.P. Television News videographer, Andi Jatmiko, were traveling with the American military when their vehicle was struck by the bomb on Tuesday. Both were immediately taken to a military hospital in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan. Mr. Jatmiko, from Indonesia, suffered leg injuries and two broken ribs, while Mr. Morenatti, a Spaniard who was badly wounded in the leg, underwent an operation that resulted in the loss of his foot, The A.P. said.

Update: The News Tribune just published an AP article confirming the journalists were with the 5/2 SBCT at the time.

Update 2: Another AP article indicates that two soldiers, in addition to the journalists, were injured and evacuated. (via The News Tribune)


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