{"id":55444,"date":"2014-10-12T05:32:31","date_gmt":"2014-10-12T05:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=55444"},"modified":"2014-10-12T12:37:57","modified_gmt":"2014-10-12T12:37:57","slug":"soldier-butchered-to-death-another-in-critical-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/10\/soldier-butchered-to-death-another-in-critical-condition\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldier butchered to death, another in critical condition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two army officers have been butchered by unknown assailants on the beach road in Accra, leaving one soldier dead and the other in a critical condition on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Sources close to military\u00a0said: &#8220;About 4:30am this morning, the two soldiers were attacked while on their regular morning jogging on the beach road.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;I8HJD01OdWnwX2Bc0A4iMgkKbzOa45Jo&#8221;]The assailants snatched their phones, and cut them with machetes.<\/p>\n<p>Reports say the soldiers were dumped at the entrance of the Military Academy training school.<\/p>\n<p>The two soldiers were rushed to the 37 military hospital but one of them had already died while the other is in a critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>This is second attack on military officers this month after two unidentified gunmen, Thursday afternoon opened fire on a military post at Alavanyo in the Volta region injuring a military officer in the process.<br id=\"0.5623286277987063\" \/><br id=\"0.20548261585645378\" \/>According to the Crime Officer of the Alavanyo Police Command, ASP Edward Otumi, the wounded soldier, Lance Corporal Bombardier, William Derfo, is a member of a team of security personnel on peacekeeping mission in the area.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two army officers have been butchered by unknown assailants on the beach road in Accra, leaving one soldier dead and the other in a critical condition on Saturday. 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