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Afghanistan

May 13, 2008

Army officer tells how a rocket-propelled grenade hit him - then Bounced Off

“I saw it coming at me head-on. "I was knocked back hard, then there was a bang and a heat wave. My body armour saved me.”

AN Army officer has told of his miracle escape when a rocket-propelled grenade bounced OFF him. via The Sun Online

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