Vehicle contracted by GSDF damaged by roadside bomb in Iraq

Vehicle contracted by GSDF damaged by roadside bomb in Iraq

SAMAWAH, Iraq - A vehicle contracted by Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force was damaged by an apparent roadside bomb near Samawah, southern Iraq, on May 11 while transporting food but nobody was injured, Defense Agency officials said in Tokyo May 12. (Kyodo)

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