Funny how the article you posted doesn't mention any soldiers getting injured. Could they all be so lucky?
Prayers.
There are now a few MORE details, also from the
Associated Press:
...The two journalists were traveling with U.S. and Iraqi troops near Taji, about 12 miles north of Baghdad, when an improvised explosive device went off, ABC News President David Westin said. Both suffered serious injuries and were taken into surgery at a U.S. military hospital in the area, the network said. Both Woodruff and cameraman Doug Vogt were wearing body armor and helmets, the network said. The two had embedded with the 4th Infantry Division and traveling with an Iraqi Army unit.
The U.S. military headquarters in Baghdad confirmed that the ABC News team was involved in an attack but declined to provide further details to The Associated Press. An official military statement was expected to be issued later Sunday...
"The roadside bombing occured in Taji, a volatile region about 12 miles northwest of Baghdad. The two men were in an armored U.S. humvee for a time, then they moved into an Iraqi mechanized vehicle.
They were in the lead vehicle of that convoy, apparently standing up in a hatch and filming a report, when a large IED exploded nearby. The explosion was followed by small arms fire. Both men were wearing body armor and ballistic glasses.
The two men were airlifted to Balad, a large U.S. airbase about 68 kilometers north of Baghdad. Woodruff was reportedly in surgery at 8:15am ET. Both men have head injuries."
Elizabeth Vargas (L) and Bob Woodruff, co-anchors of ABC's 'World News Tonight', answer questions during the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, California in this file image from January 21, 2006. Woodruff and cameraman Doug Vogt were seriously injured in a roadside bombing in Iraq on January 29, 2006. Both men are in serious condition and are being treated for head injuries. REUTERS/Chris Pizzello/Files
This is an undated picture provided by ABC News showing cameraman Doug Vogt. Vogt and anchor Bob Woodruff were seriously injured Sunday, Jan. 29, 2006 in an explosion while reporting from Iraq, the network said Sunday. (AP Photo/ABC News)