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ABC co-anchor out of surgery, stable condition after attack

Bob Woodruff, co-anchor of ABC's "World News Tonight" is now out of surgery and reported in stable condition after suffering serious injuries today when his convoy was hit by a roadside bomb attack near Taji, Iraq.
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Bob Woodruff, co-anchor of ABC's "World News Tonight" is now out of surgery and reported in stable condition after suffering serious injuries today when his convoy was hit by a roadside bomb attack near Taji, Iraq.

Woodruff's cameraman, Doug Vogt, was also badly hurt by an improvised explosive device.

Both are said to have suffered head injuries.

"The next few days will be critical," ABC News President David Westin said. "The military plans to evacuate them to their medical facilities in Landstuhl, probably overnight tonight."

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