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Three injured in attack on Finnish-Swedish patrol in Afghanistan
Nov 19, 2010, 11:19 GMT
Stockholm/Helsinki - Three members of a Finnish-Swedish patrol were injured Friday when a grenade hit their vehicle in northern Afghanistan, the Finnish and Swedish military said.
The two injured Finnish soldiers and a Swedish officer were flown by helicopter to a German-run hospital in Marmal.
The attack took place some 45 kilometres west of Mazar-e Sharif. It appeared that a rocket-propelled grenade launcher had been used, the Swedish military said.
Finland and Sweden both contribute forces to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force. The mission is expected to be discussed at a NATO summit in Lisbon that is to get underway on Friday afternoon.
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