Operational incident in Afghanistan

What: The Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner and the Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, will provide details of an incident in Afghanistan involving the Special Operations Task Group earlier today.

There have been a number of casualties. The ADF is currently consolidating information from the area and will announce further details when the facts are available and confirmed.

Available information will be provided at the Press Conference.

When: 5.00 pm, Monday, 21 June 2010.
Where: R1 Theatrette - Russell Offices, Russell Drive, Canberra.

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