Three Stryker soldiers injured in roadside blast

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Three Stryker soldiers injured in roadside blast
MICHAEL GILBERT; The News Tribune

MOSUL, Iraq - Three Stryker brigade soldiers were injured when insurgents detonated a roadside bomb as their convoy rolled down a highway Wednesday morning.

One soldier was struck in the abdomen by shrapnel and was reported in stable condition after surgery at an Army field hospital. His wounds are not considered life-threatening, but he will require further surgery after he's flown home to the United States, brigade officials said.

The other two suffered minor injuries and were returned to duty after treatment. The soldiers are from B Battery of the 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment.

The attack was the first in Mosul to injure Stryker brigade soldiers since their move north from the Samarra area earlier this month.

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