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TAKING the witness stand three months after he was injured in a grenade attack in Kuwait, US Army Captain Terence Bacon said he remembered hearing screaming and seeing blood.

Wed, 18 Jun, 2003

US soldier detained over fatal attack on army tents

A US soldier was detained yesterday on suspicion of throwing grenades into three tents at a 101st Airborne command centre in Kuwait, killing one fellow serviceman and wounding 13, three of them seriously.

Mon, 24 Mar, 2003

One dead, 13 injured in US camp grenade attack

One soldier was killed and 13 injured today when grenades exploded at a US 101st Airborne Division command tent in Kuwait. A US soldier was detained as a suspect in the attack, the Army said.

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