{"id":7447,"date":"2010-07-03T15:31:40","date_gmt":"2010-07-03T12:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=7447"},"modified":"2011-09-21T10:13:52","modified_gmt":"2011-09-21T07:13:52","slug":"british-soldier-in-helmandafghanistan-shot-in-face-caught-on-camera-87623453","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/british-soldier-in-helmandafghanistan-shot-in-face-caught-on-camera-87623453\/","title":{"rendered":"British soldier in Helmand Afghanistan shot in face caught on camera"},"content":{"rendered":"

Afghanistan : A video camera placed on the helmet of a British soldier in Afghanistan has captured the moment a Lance Corporal was shot in the face by Taliban militants.<\/h1>\n

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Gareshk, Helmand Northwest Afghanistan where Lance Corporal Adam Smith survived a bullet to the face.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The British troops came under heavy fire while on foot patrol by the Taliban fighters in Gareshk, Helmand Northwest Afghanistan.<\/h2>\n

The footage can be seen from The Sun website. The footage was given to the British News Agency after their correspondent joined the British soldiers in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

Lance Corporal Adam Smith from the 1st Battalion Mercian Regiment and several colleagues were on foot patrol when they were attacked by Taliban fighters from three directions.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old was seen dropping to the ground and firing at the areas where the Taliban militants were.<\/p>\n

Several minutes of gun fights ensued before Smith was seen on camera turning his head to the back saying “I’ve been hit!”<\/p>\n

Several of his colleagues then rushed to his aid shouting \u201cman down!\u201d<\/p>\n

While Smith was on the floor, dust was seen going into the air just feet\u2019s away from his head while the Taliban militants continued to fire.<\/p>\n

Remarkably, Smith from Ellesmere Port, Merseyside, survived the attack and was on patrol just hours later after receiving a few stitches.<\/p>\n

Blood was seen in the face of the Lance Corporal which had frightened the soldiers as the injury to Smith was thought to have been much worse.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, It is thought that the bullet had ricochets of an object and gave Smith a flesh wound.<\/p>\n

The Sun reported that the soldiers of B-Company (Malta), 1 Mercians, have lost nine men in just five weeks and 12 seriously injured including limbs being blown off.<\/p>\n

The area where B-Company is in, is a highly hostile area with Taliban militants and allies constantly attacking British, US and NATO troops.<\/p>\n

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