Intruder Shoots U.S. Soldier

TUZLA AIR BASE, Bosnia-Herzegovina — An American soldier was shot and wounded in the shoulder Friday after challenging an intruder at a base in northern Bosnia.

The soldier was identified as Spc. Shawn R. Austin, a 21-year-old tank driver from Tacoma, Wash. The wound was not considered life-threatening, and Austin was in stable condition at a U.S. field hospital, spokesmen at U.S. headquarters in Tuzla said.

He was the second American peacekeeper in Bosnia to be wounded by hostile fire.

While on patrol, Austin spotted an intruder in civilian clothes attempting to break through concertina wire around Camp Linda, 40 miles south of U.S. headquarters, officials said. Austin challenged the intruder, who fired at him and fled.