2 Canadian soldiers injured in Afghanistan
Last Updated: Thursday, September 27, 2007 | 12:11 PM ET CBC News
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Two Canadians were injured Thursday morning when militants opened fire on a group of soldiers helping to set up a police post in southern Afghanistan.
The soldiers were hit by rocket-propelled grenades and machine gun fire while working alongside Afghan police officers in the Panjwaii district west of Kandahar City, the Canadian military told CBC News.
One soldier was shot in the leg, while the other was hit by shrapnel in the leg.
Both soldiers are being treated at a military hospital in Kandahar, while one of them may need to be transferred to Germany for more extensive treatment, CBC's David Common said, reporting from Kandahar.
The soldiers' names and hometowns have not been released.
"Certainly, it's been a very violent week for Canadian soldiers," Common said.
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Last Updated: Thursday, September 27, 2007 | 12:11 PM ET CBC News
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Two Canadians were injured Thursday morning when militants opened fire on a group of soldiers helping to set up a police post in southern Afghanistan.
The soldiers were hit by rocket-propelled grenades and machine gun fire while working alongside Afghan police officers in the Panjwaii district west of Kandahar City, the Canadian military told CBC News.
One soldier was shot in the leg, while the other was hit by shrapnel in the leg.
Both soldiers are being treated at a military hospital in Kandahar, while one of them may need to be transferred to Germany for more extensive treatment, CBC's David Common said, reporting from Kandahar.
The soldiers' names and hometowns have not been released.
"Certainly, it's been a very violent week for Canadian soldiers," Common said.
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