The military leader of Honduran troops in Iraq confirmed Wednesday that the Tegucigalpa Military Base in Najaf came under six mortar attacks, reports reaching heresaid.

In a phone conversation, Col. Wilfredo Calderon, commander of the Honduran troops deployed in Iraq, told the press in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, that in the past several days, the military base in Najaf sustained six attacks by 60 millimeter mortar grenades.

He said the latest attack was staged on Wednesday but no one was killed.

The only casualty in the troops was a lieutenant wounded in an attack against a mobile patrol heading for Najaf on April 4.

The commander denied any member of his forces being kidnapped in Iraq.

Honduran troops are stationed in Najaf, south of Baghdad, as part of the Spanish-led Plus Ultra Brigade.

Source: Xinhua