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24 September 2007
EXPLOSIVE DETECTION DOG KILLED BY TALIBAN ROAD-SIDE BOMB

An Army Explosive Detection Dog (EDD) has been killed and three members of the Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) have been wounded in two improvised explosive device (IED) attacks by Taliban extremists in Uruzgan Province.

During a patrol in southern Afghanistan last week, an SOTG vehicle was hit by an IED, wounding two soldiers. The wounds were assessed as slight.

Razz was a veteran of the 2002 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. He joined Defence after beginning his career with Customs.

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Explosive Detection Dog Razz rests between tasks during a training activity in Australia. 'Razz' was killed whilst identifying a Taliban extremist improvised explosive device in Uruzgan Province during a Special Operations Task Group patrol in mid-September. Razz's handler was also wounded in the explosion but has returned to full duty with the SOTG.

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