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ABC Anchor - Bob Woodruff - seriously injured in Iraq bomb.

Out of Surgery - expected to be evacuated to Germany tonight (January 2006)

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News 24 have just broken that ABC's Bob Woodruff and his cameraman have been left "seriously injured" after an attack in Iraq. Although they went on to say they were embedded with the American army.

ABC are now saying "WORLD NEWS TONIGHT CO-ANCHOR BOB WOODRUFF AND HIS CAMERAMAN ARE INJURED IN IRAQ BY AN IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE".

Bob Woodruff and his cameraman Doug Vogt were injured in an IED attack near Taji, Iraq today. They were embedded with the 4th Infantry Division, traveling with an Iraqi Army unit in an Iraqi mechanized vehicle.

IIRC, this is the first time a western journalist has been left badly injued in Iraq since John Simpson and the late Terry Lloyd?
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NEW YORK Jan 29, 2006 — ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff and a cameraman were seriously injured Sunday 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.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq ( CNN ) -- ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff and his cameraman were seriously wounded Sunday in a roadside bomb attack near Taji, according to a statement from ABC News president David Westin.

Woodruff, who co-anchors "World News Tonight" with Elizabeth Vargas, and cameraman Doug Vogt "are in serious condition and are being treated at a U.S. military hospital in Iraq."

ABC reported that it was hearing from its Baghdad bureau that the two were in the hatch of a military vehicle taping at the time of the explosion, which was followed by small-arms fire.

ABC said the two have head injuries, and Woodruff was undergoing surgery at the U.S. military hospital in Balad, 50 miles north of Baghdad.

The two were embedded with the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division and traveling in an Iraqi mechanized vehicle at the time of the attack.

Taji is about 20 miles north of Baghdad.
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Bob Woodruff - (ABC News)

Jan. 29, 2006 — "World News Tonight" co-anchor Bob Woodruff and cameraman Doug Vogt are both out of surgery and in stable condition following surgery at a U.S. military hospital in Iraq. The two and an Iraqi soldier were seriously injured when their convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device in Iraq today.

"We take this as good news, but the next few days will be critical," ABC News President David Westin said in a statement. "The military plans to evacuate them to their medical facilities in Landstuhl, probably overnight tonight."

Woodruff and Vogt suffered shrapnel wounds and underwent surgery at the U.S. military hospital in Balad. Their four-man team was traveling in a convoy with Iraqi security forces in Taji, Iraq. They had been embedded with the 4th Infantry Division and were in a mechanized vehicle on a combined operation with Iraqi Army and Coalition forces when the explosive went off. The explosion was followed by small arms fire.

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Thought I'd put this here rather than start a new thread.

ABC's World News Tonight has got a new desk. Seems to be circular. I think it was made from wood, and it had the ABC News logo on it. Also there was a high shot of the studio at the end of last nights programme with a slow pan of the studio. Could they possibly have got a new toy? (ie. a jib!)

36 days later

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Does anybody know how Bob Woodruff and his cameraman are recovering now?
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Last I heard a couple of days ago, both Woodruff and his cameraman were back with their respective families, and are both well on the road to recovery.

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