News anchor Bob Woodruff poses for a photograph in ABC's 'World News Tonight' studio in this Monday, Dec. 5, 2005 file photo, in New York. Woodruff and a cameraman were seriously injured Sunday, Jan. 29 in an explosion while reporting from Iraq, the network said Sunday. Woodruff and cameraman Doug Vogt were hit by an improvised explosive device near Taji, Iraq. They were embedded with the 4th Infantry Division and traveling with an Iraqi mechanized vehicle. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, FILE)
January 29, 2006 - ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff has apparently suffered head injuries and is undergoing surgery after an explosion while he was doing some reporting from Iraq.
The reports of Woodruff's injuries first came during ABC's Sunday edition of Good Morning America.
Woodruff was apparently taping a report with cameraman Doug Vogt about the Iraqi military from inside one of their mechanized military vehicles near the town of Taji. They were embedded with the 4th Infantry Division, traveling with an Iraqi Army unit in an Iraqi mechanized vehicle. It encountered an improvised explosive device.
Some small arms fire followed, according to reports on Good Morning America.
Woodruff and Vogt both suffered head injuries and are being treated. They are listed in serious condition after being flown to the Balad Air Base, which is about a 15 minute flight.
Officials have told ABC News that Woodruff and Vogt were wearing body armor, ballistic glasses and helmets in an effort to protect themselves.
