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U.S. Soldier Is Shot in S. Germany
Feb 3, 11:24 AM (ET)
BERLIN (AP) - A U.S. soldier was seriously wounded by gunfire early Monday after he pulled his car off the road in southern Germany to clean ice from the windshield, police said.
The 26-year-old soldier from the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry was wearing civilian clothes when he was shot in the left hand and leg on his way to the barracks in Schweinfurt, 60 miles east of Frankfurt, Schweinfurt police spokesman Karl-Heinz Schmitt said in a statement.
The soldier was able to drive despite being wounded and later underwent surgery, the statement said. The injuries were not life-threatening.
Police said they had no leads on who fired the shots or the motive for the attack, which happened around 5 a.m. They appealed for witnesses.
A spokesman for the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry confirmed the incident but declined to give any further details, including the soldier's identity.
The incident was under investigation. Police said they would not be able to question the soldier until Tuesday because of his injuries.
U.S. Soldier Is Shot in S. Germany
Feb 3, 11:24 AM (ET)
BERLIN (AP) - A U.S. soldier was seriously wounded by gunfire early Monday after he pulled his car off the road in southern Germany to clean ice from the windshield, police said.
The 26-year-old soldier from the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry was wearing civilian clothes when he was shot in the left hand and leg on his way to the barracks in Schweinfurt, 60 miles east of Frankfurt, Schweinfurt police spokesman Karl-Heinz Schmitt said in a statement.
The soldier was able to drive despite being wounded and later underwent surgery, the statement said. The injuries were not life-threatening.
Police said they had no leads on who fired the shots or the motive for the attack, which happened around 5 a.m. They appealed for witnesses.
A spokesman for the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry confirmed the incident but declined to give any further details, including the soldier's identity.
The incident was under investigation. Police said they would not be able to question the soldier until Tuesday because of his injuries.