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Two army officers have been attacked by unknown assailants on the beach road in Accra, leaving one soldier dead and the other in critical condition. Sources close to the military said, �About 4:30a.m. on Saturday, the two soldiers were attacked while on their regular morning jogging on the beach road.� The assailants snatched their phones and wounded them with machetes. Reports say the soldiers were dumped at the entrance of the Military Academy and Training School. 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. This is the second attack on military officers this month, after two unidentified gunmen last Thursday afternoon opened fire on a military post at Alavanyo in the Volta Region, injuring a military officer in the process. 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.