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Grenade Attack on U.S. Troops in Kuwait
A grenade attack on a command tent of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division in Kuwait wounded at least eight soldiers, six of them seriously, a U.S. journalist with the unit told CNN on Sunday. The journalist said two grenades had been rolled into the command tent, in what appeared to be a "terrorist attack."I don't think this one's a nut â at least no more a nut than can be found running around Pakistan... FOLLOWUP: Speaker on FoxNews says the two attackers were Arabs, possibly Kuwaitis on the translation staff, who were dressed in military uniform. Speaker â Stuart Ramsey, of Sky News â says he doesn't know if the attackers were caught up in the blast. CENTCOM says ten people injured. Info is just coming in to the command. Action took place at Camp Pennsylvania. More followup, from CBS News... An American Muslim soldier is among three people being questioned in connection with a grenade and small-arms attack that injured at least 10 U.S. soldiers at Camp Pennsylvania in northern Kuwait, reports CBS News Correspondent Mark Strassman. Strassmann said three grenades were rolled into three officers' tents at the camp. When officers ran from the tents, they were hit by small arms fire. George Heath, spokesman at Fort Campbell, home base of the 101st, said 10 people were wounded, six seriously. The American was found injured and hiding in a bunker. Asked if he was hurt throwing a grenade, Strassman reports the soldier replied, "Yes." Cheeze. A nut, alright — but an inside job. The injured soldiers were rushed to a field hospital but military officials had no word on their conditions, Lt. Cmdr. Charles Owens said from Camp As Sayliyah in Qatar. Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-03-22 |
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