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February 2, 2006updated 22 Nov 2022 6:09pm

Bomb blast injures ABC anchor and cameraman

By Press Gazette

By Caitlin

Pike ABC news
anchor Bob Woodruff and cameraman Doug Vogt are recovering in
Washington’s Bethesda Naval Hospital after being caught in an Iraqi
roadside bomb blast last Saturday.

The two men had been embedded with the fourth infantry division for
two days and were part of a routine convoy with US and Iraqi security
forces. They were both wearing helmets and body armour as they stood up
in the back hatch of the vehicle in order to tape a video log of the
patrol when they were hit by the bomb blast.

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