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Wednesday, October 15, 03 at 6.30 hours a light armored vehicle (TAB) belonging to the 151st Infantry Battalion "RAZBOIENI" from Iasi, participating to ENDURING FREEDOM operation in Afghanistan was implied in an accident when moving in a column of vehicles.
The light armored vehicle returning from a VILLAGE TEAM operation performed in common with the American partners near KALANTAR KALAY passed over an explosive charge, probably a mine. The steering system and the left front wheel were damaged. Nobody from the crew was hurt.
The standard measures were immediately taken, securing the area, the research of this event, the recuperation and the transport of the personnel and the vehicle.
General Staff