77 soldiers now.
It’s hard to imagine a blast wounding 77 men and killing none.
I think the death toll might be being suppressed today. This sounds horrific.
I just found more details -- looks like our guys are mostly okay:
"Most of the force of the explosion was absorbed by the protective barrier at the outpost entrance," NATO said, adding that the damage was repairable and that operations were continuing.
Fewer than 25 Afghan civilians were also wounded, NATO said, adding that none of the 77 injuries sustained by the Americans were life-threatening.
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20110911/afghan-suicide-attack-american-base-110910/
Thank God.
I don’t think it was suppressed because the word will get out anyway. But I do think that some of those wounded will probably die of their injuries. hate to see one American over there military or civilian die.