Along with several other soldiers, the Danish sergeant waited several hours in a bunker in #Iraq for the #Iranian attack. In a bunker in Iraq, Danish sergeant John and the other Danish soldiers waited for several hours for the Iranian attack on the Ain al-Asad military base 👇

The government had been warned six hours before missile attacks against military bases Correspondent Rasmus Tantholdt has interviewed him in Kuwait City after most of the 133 soldiers who were on base were evacuated.

Six hours before Iran sent missiles to two military bases in Iraq, the Danish govt and the Defense Force knew about the attack. John and the other soldiers were notified of the attack several hours before it happened, and they waited for hours in the bunker of the attack.

Suddenly the first layer comes. 9 rockets, a ton each. It cannot be described. I've never experienced anything like it, and I hope to never experience it again, says John. it was a violent attack The attack was so severe that the bunker shook, and lots of dust penetrated inside.

We had to sit with scarves on our faces just to breathe, says John. But it was the ignorance and powerlessness that were the worst for the Danish soldiers.

The ignorance of how close we are to the next one (missile) and when it will come. After all, we had no idea down there. We could just sit and wait. We couldn't do any of what we're trained for. We could just wait, says John.

The Danish soldiers reacted differently along the way. - Some sit and tell jokes to protect themselves. Some are closing in on themselves, and some are shedding a tear, says the Danish sergeant.

After the attack, the soldiers were surprised that the destruction was not greater. I would estimate that the nearest rocket hit 300 feet from us, and as we walked around afterwards, there were helicopters split in half and holes so big that you could park a van in them.

Psychologists are now on their way to Kuwait to help the Danish soldiers recover from the terrifying experience. - We really need them. This was a situation we were not trained for, says John.

Translated by @ASBreakingNews SOURCE: nyheder.tv2.dk/udland/2020-01…