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2 Canadian soldiers hurt in suicide bombing
BILL GRAVELAND
Canadian Press
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN — A suicide bomber targeted a Canadian convoy in Kandahar city on Tuesday, wounding two soldiers and six Afghan civilians.
The bomber, driving a minivan, detonated his load between a Nyala RG 31 armoured vehicle and a transport truck, said a Canadian Press reporter travelling with the convoy.
The two Canadians in the truck suffered cuts and bruises when the 90-kilogram glass windshield blew in on them from the force of the blast.
The bomber's body was seen laying face-down a nearby ditch.
Tuesday's attack happened on the same stretch of road where two Canadian soldiers were killed last Monday.
Corporal Albert Storm and Chief Warrant Officer Robert Girouard of the Royal Canadian Regiment's 1 Battalion were killed when a bomber attacked their Bison armoured personnel carrier. They were the 43rd and 44th Canadian soldiers to be killed in Afghanistan since 2002.
Some 2,500 Canadian troops are serving in Kandahar province as part of the NATO-led mission.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061205.wafghcan1205/BNStory/International/home
Terrible news. But thank god no one was killed.