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Military releases names of soldiers injured by bomb in Afghanistan
A soldier from Quebec and another from British Columbia have been identified as the Canadians injured in a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan earlier this week, a military spokesman said Thursday.
Capt. Manuel Panchana-Moya, 26, is from Montreal and Pte. Ryan Crawford, 21, comes from Kelowna.
Both are based in Edmonton with the 3rd Battalion of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.
The bomb went off as the Canadians patrolled in a lightly armoured vehicle about 90 kilometres west of Kandahar on Monday.
Panchana-Moya's leg was broken in the attack, while Crawford suffered a broken ankle and foot. Another soldier and a journalist received minor injuries.
The injured soldiers were flown back to Edmonton on Tuesday after being attended to in a military hospital in Ramstein, Germany.
Military officials had called media outlets Thursday to arrange interviews with the injured men, who are still in hospital, but later cancelled them because doctors decided the soldiers weren't yet up to the strain.
"They're in surgery for their injuries and will be recovering over the weekend," said Brian Hillier, a former captain who is now a civilian with Edmonton-based Land Force Western Area.
Hillier said the interviews may take place next week if the men are feeling better.
Canadian military officials said the bomb blast is being investigated by a group that includes American specialists to determine what sort of explosive was used and how it detonated.
Canada has about 250 soldiers running a provincial reconstruction team based in Kandahar.