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Two Canadian soldiers hurt in Afghan attack
CTV.ca News
Two Canadian soldiers have been injured after a roadside bomb attack on their convoy north of Kandahar.
The attack occurred while the Canadian convoy was on the road to Forward Operating Base Gumbad, which is one of several operating bases for Canadian Forces as they try to further their push into Kandahar province.
"What we've been told is that the injuries sustained by soldiers were not life-threatening," CTV's Janis Mackey Frayer reported from Kandahar.
Both soldiers have been airlifted to the coalition forces base at the Kandahar airfield, Mackey Frayer said.
"The best that we can surmise right now is that a vehicle that was part of the main convoy, these are regular resupply convoys, broke down," Mackey Frayer said.
"There is tremendous heat at this time of the year and some of the vehicles are hauling a lot of cargo and it's difficult for them."
The attack came two days after insurgents attacked Kandahar airfield, the fifth such strike at the base since Canadian troops arrived at the end of February. There were no casualties in the attack.
Canada has 2,300 troops in Afghanistan, with most stationed at Kandahar airfield.
http://sympatico.msn.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/05/15/afghanistan-injured.html
Canadian soldiers wounded in Afghan blast
Last Updated Mon, 15 May 2006 09:38:28 EDT
CBC News
Two Canadian troops were wounded Monday when a blast went off near their armoured vehicle outside of Gumbad in southern Afghanistan.
INDEPTH: Canada's equipment
The pair, who were not identified, were flown back to the main Canadian base in Kandahar for treatment.
Their injuries are not life-threatening, said military officials.
INDEPTH: Canada in Afghanistan
They had been sent in a Nyala armoured jeep to repair a vehicle that was part of a Canadian convoy moving north to Gumbad, a village about 74 kilometres north of Kandahar.
Canada set up a small military outpost in Gumbad over two months ago.
FROM APRIL 22, 2006: 4 Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan
The blast happened on a stretch of road nicknamed "IED Alley," due to the number of bombs known as improvised explosive devices.
Four journalists and others were travelling with the convoy, but no one else was wounded.
Four Canadians were killed in April when they were attacked near Gumbad. The roadside bomb went off as their convoy was returning to Kandahar following a goodwill visit.
The Nyala, a four-wheel drive jeep, is larger than the armoured Gelaendenwagen (G Wagon) vehicles that some Canadian troops are using in Afghanistan and is outfitted with bullet-resistant glass.
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Two Canadian soldiers hurt in Afghan attack
CTV.ca News
Two Canadian soldiers have been injured after a roadside bomb attack on their convoy north of Kandahar.
The attack occurred while the Canadian convoy was on the road to Forward Operating Base Gumbad, which is one of several operating bases for Canadian Forces as they try to further their push into Kandahar province.
"What we've been told is that the injuries sustained by soldiers were not life-threatening," CTV's Janis Mackey Frayer reported from Kandahar.
Both soldiers have been airlifted to the coalition forces base at the Kandahar airfield, Mackey Frayer said.
"The best that we can surmise right now is that a vehicle that was part of the main convoy, these are regular resupply convoys, broke down," Mackey Frayer said.
"There is tremendous heat at this time of the year and some of the vehicles are hauling a lot of cargo and it's difficult for them."
The attack came two days after insurgents attacked Kandahar airfield, the fifth such strike at the base since Canadian troops arrived at the end of February. There were no casualties in the attack.
Canada has 2,300 troops in Afghanistan, with most stationed at Kandahar airfield.
http://sympatico.msn.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/05/15/afghanistan-injured.html
Canadian soldiers wounded in Afghan blast
Last Updated Mon, 15 May 2006 09:38:28 EDT
CBC News
Two Canadian troops were wounded Monday when a blast went off near their armoured vehicle outside of Gumbad in southern Afghanistan.
INDEPTH: Canada's equipment
The pair, who were not identified, were flown back to the main Canadian base in Kandahar for treatment.
Their injuries are not life-threatening, said military officials.
INDEPTH: Canada in Afghanistan
They had been sent in a Nyala armoured jeep to repair a vehicle that was part of a Canadian convoy moving north to Gumbad, a village about 74 kilometres north of Kandahar.
Canada set up a small military outpost in Gumbad over two months ago.
FROM APRIL 22, 2006: 4 Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan
The blast happened on a stretch of road nicknamed "IED Alley," due to the number of bombs known as improvised explosive devices.
Four journalists and others were travelling with the convoy, but no one else was wounded.
Four Canadians were killed in April when they were attacked near Gumbad. The roadside bomb went off as their convoy was returning to Kandahar following a goodwill visit.
The Nyala, a four-wheel drive jeep, is larger than the armoured Gelaendenwagen (G Wagon) vehicles that some Canadian troops are using in Afghanistan and is outfitted with bullet-resistant glass.
More to come
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