(3 Jan 1996) English/Nat
Two British IFOR soldiers have been injured as they worked in a hotel complex in the Sarajevo suburb of Ilidza.
It is thought they may have stumbled on a mine, but this has not been confirmed.
The British soldiers were wounded Wednesday by an explosion in a hotel complex that is to serve as a future NATO headquarters.
A NATO statement said it was not clear whether they were hurt by a mine or by unexploded ordnance.
The soldiers are said to have sustained minor injuries.
They were taken to a French field hospital on Mount Igman where they received treatment.
SOUNDBITE: (in English)
"The battalion has been setting up a security of the headquarters complex prior to the arrival of the staff and its activation here in Sarajevo, and whilst this operation was in progress, there was an explosion which has injured to of our soldiers."
(Question: How badly were they injured and what caused it?)
"We understand that neither of them are seriously injured. We believe the extent of the injuries to be minor lacerations and at present we have no idea what caused it, we think it might have been unexploded ordnance."
SUPER CAPTION: Major Richard Dickson, ARRC (Allied Rapid Reaction Corps) press officer
Three more peacekeepers have been injured since the start of the IFOR mission.
Two British soldiers were injured in a mine explosion in north-western Bosnia shortly before Christmas.
An American engineer suffered serious leg and foot injuries last Saturday when the Humvee rough terrain vehicle he was in struck a mine in northern Bosnia.
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