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Truck 'driven onto' Afghan runway at high speed Truck 'driven onto' Afghan runway at high speed
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A truck has driven onto the runway at the main British military base in Afghanistan and burst into flames, sources say. A member of Nato forces has been injured after a truck was stolen and driven onto the runway at the main British military base in Afghanistan.
The incident took place as the US defence secretary Leon Panetta was arriving Camp Bastion, in Helmand. The incident took place as US defence secretary Leon Panetta was arriving at Camp Bastion, in Helmand.
A spokesman for the Nato-led Isaf force said that Isaf was "aware of a stolen vehicle incident". The Afghan driver of the vehicle, who has been arrested, ended up on fire.
One coalition service member was injured and the alleged perpetrator apprehended, it said. A spokesman for the Nato-led Isaf force said at no point was Mr Panetta or anyone on board his plane at risk.
At no point was Mr Panetta or anyone on board his plane at risk, the statement said. A Pentagon spokesman, Captain John Kirby, said that a pick-up truck drove at high speed onto the ramp where Mr Panetta's plane was intended to stop.
A Pentagon spokesman, Captain John Kirby, said that a pick-up truck drove at high speed onto the ramp where Mr Panetta's plane was intended to stop, Associated Press news agency reported. The vehicle ended up crashing into a ditch, he said.
The vehicle ended up crashing into a ditch and caught on fire, he said. A spokesman travelling with the US defence secretary said that the driver of the vehicle ended up on fire.
He said Mr Panetta's plane was diverted after it landed and before it was parked.
A flash was seen from the vehicle, but military sources have told the BBC that they would be "wary" of describing it as an explosion as an investigation is still going on.A flash was seen from the vehicle, but military sources have told the BBC that they would be "wary" of describing it as an explosion as an investigation is still going on.
Initial reports suggest that no explosive devices have been found on the truck.Initial reports suggest that no explosive devices have been found on the truck.
The driver of the vehicle was an Afghan civilian employed at the base, who was badly hurt and is being treated in hospital.The driver of the vehicle was an Afghan civilian employed at the base, who was badly hurt and is being treated in hospital.
The BBC's Quentin Sommerville in Kabul, who has visited the camp many times, says there is an enormous level of security at the base, including internal security between the various military sites it houses.The BBC's Quentin Sommerville in Kabul, who has visited the camp many times, says there is an enormous level of security at the base, including internal security between the various military sites it houses.
Camp Bastion is one of the world's busiest airports, he says, due to the volume of helicopter and aeroplane flights landing and taking off.Camp Bastion is one of the world's busiest airports, he says, due to the volume of helicopter and aeroplane flights landing and taking off.
Mr Panetta's visit to Helmand comes as the US seeks to contain the fallout from the shooting of 16 Afghan villagers by a US soldier on Sunday.Mr Panetta's visit to Helmand comes as the US seeks to contain the fallout from the shooting of 16 Afghan villagers by a US soldier on Sunday.
Mr Panetta was in Helmand to address US troops, as fears mount that they could be the target of a backlash against foreign forces.Mr Panetta was in Helmand to address US troops, as fears mount that they could be the target of a backlash against foreign forces.
He has since left the province for Kabul.