Bulgarian Soldier Shot in Head, Critical in Iraq

[leftchick]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040423/wl_nm/iraq_bulgaria_dc&cid=574&ncid=1480

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SOFIA (Reuters) - A Bulgarian soldier was shot in the head and is in critical condition after his unit was ambushed in the Shi'ite holy city of Kerbala in southern Iraq (news - web sites), the defense ministry said on Friday.

His unit came under machine gun and rocket-propelled grenade fire while returning from guard duty at Kerbala's city hall on Friday morning, the ministry said in a statement. The Bulgarians returned fire, it added, without giving further details.

The soldier was evacuated by helicopter to a military hospital. He was conscious but breathing only with the aid of medical apparatus, the statement said.

The safety of Bulgaria's 450-strong contingent in Iraq is an issue of intense public debate in the Balkan state since the unit came under repeated attack from militants led by radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr earlier this month.

[saigon68]

1. A bad War

I'm sure the Chimp is all sad over this?

RIP unknown trooper, I'm sure your family cares about you.

[leftchick]

2. chimpass* cares for no one...

save his own cowardly ass*. This is the third assasination-like death in the last two days. Wtf is up with that?

[UpInArms]

3. related article:Wounded Bulgarian Soldier in Karbala Died

http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?catid=117&newsid=38936&ch=0&datte=2004-04-23

Senior Sergeant Dimitar Ivanov Dimitrov, who was killed today at a shooting in Karbala, is from the town of Gorna Oryahovitsa (northern Bulgaria) and he used to work at the report centre of the town. His parents also live in Gorna Oryahovitsa. Dimitar Dimitrov is not married.

Senior Sergeant Dimitar Ivanov Dimitrov died from his wounds, reported Focus correspondent in Iraq Dragomir Petkov. As Focus has reported earlier today, the incident occurred at 11:50 a.m. when a group of Bulgarian soldiers was returning from a mission for guarding the city hall in Karbala and came across an ambush. The Bulgarian soldiers were fired at with mortars and submachine guns. Their transport car was damaged. The Bulgarian soldiers fired back.

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