Soldier’s injury result of accident – source

Iraq-Sports DIWANIYA / IraqiNews.com: Deputy Commander of the Iraqi army 8 th division on Tuesday said that a steel column that was linked to a U.S. military vehicle hit an Iraqi soldier, wounding him seriously, denying reports that the soldier was injured by random U.S. fire. “News that depicted an Iraqi soldier having been seriously wounded in the head by random U.S. fire at a military checkpoint, southern Diwaniya city, are inaccurate,” Brigadier Jameel Kamil told IraqiNews.com. “The Iraqi soldier was transferred by a U.S. helicopter from the hospital of Echo camp to Balad military hospital for treatment,” he said. Earlier, a source told IraqiNews.com that a soldier from the Iraqi Army’s 8th Division was wounded in the head when a U.S. patrol vehicle randomly opened fire upon its arrival at a security checkpoint (5 km south of Diwaniya city). Diwaniya city lies 180 km south of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 1