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| 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. | 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 US defence secretary Leon Panetta was arriving at Camp Bastion, in Helmand province. | |
| The Afghan driver of the vehicle, who has been arrested, ended up on fire. | The Afghan driver of the vehicle, who has been arrested, ended up on fire. |
| A spokesman for the Nato-led Isaf force said at no point was Mr Panetta or anyone on board his plane at risk. | A spokesman for the Nato-led Isaf force said at no point was Mr Panetta or anyone on board his plane at risk. |
| There are conflicting reports of the sequence of events inside the high-security area as Mr Panetta's plane flew in. | |
| A Pentagon spokesman, Capt John Kirby, said a pick-up truck drove at high speed onto the ramp where Mr Panetta's plane was intended to stop. | |
| The vehicle ended up crashing into a ditch, he said. | The vehicle ended up crashing into a ditch, he said. |
| George Little, a spokesman travelling with the US defence secretary, said 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. | 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 under way. | |
| 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 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, because of 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. |
| US military officials announced on Wednesday that the soldier had been flown out of Afghanistan, but did not say where he had been taken. | |
| 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. | He has since left the province for Kabul. |