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15 Jan 06 Glyn Berry Killed, 3 Others Injured in Afghanistan

Nothing on it here yet - but its my day off so I have not been in to work.
 
Just read it here on CNN:

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/15/afghan.canadians/index.html

More:

http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/search?p=+canadian+afghanistan&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt
 
More on CTV.  Apparently one of them may have died.

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060115/kandahar_convoy_canada_060115/20060115?hub=World

I hope the media is wrong on this one.
 
CBC NEWS Sun, 15 Jan 2006 08:18:44 EST

http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/01/15/afghan-deaths060115.html

One Canadian was killed and three others were wounded after a suicide car bomber struck their military convoy in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Sunday.

Prime Minister Paul Martin confirmed the fatalities and injuries involving the four Canadians during a campaign stop in Laval, Que. But he said no names were being released at this time because the families have not yet been notified.

"I would like to express my sincere condolences to the families of the dead soldier," Martin said. "To the families of the injured soldiers, I want to send my best wishes for a prompt recovery and my prayers."

The blast also killed two Afghan civilians and injured at least 10 others, media reports said.

The bomb was strong enough to blow the armoured vehicle carrying the soldiers off the side of the road, said Tom Coglan a British freelance reporter for the Daily Telegraph.



Here's CNN's Coverage so far

Blast hits Canadian troops in Afghanistan

Sunday, January 15, 2006; Posted: 7:20 a.m. EST (12:20 GMT)

CNN) -- An explosion hit a Canadian military patrol in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Sunday, killing two civilians and wounding 13 people, including three Canadian soldiers, military and local officials said.

The Canadian unit was on a security and presence patrol when the explosion occurred about 1:30 p.m. (4 a.m. ET), said Col. Jim Yontz, spokesman for Combined Forces Command Alpha.

Yontz said the blast was a suspected homemade bomb. Local officials and police blamed a suicide car bomb for the explosion, news agencies reported.

Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Dad Mohammed Rasa said at least two civilians were killed and 10 were wounded, The Associated Press reported.

Yontz said the injured Canadian soldiers, part of a provincial reconstruction team, were flown to a medical aid station in Kandahar. Yontz said he did not know the nature of the soldiers' injuries.

Taliban spokesman Qari Mohammad Yusuf claimed responsibility in a satellite telephone call to Reuters from an undisclosed location.

"This attack is part of our jihad, and we plan to carry out more such attacks," Reuters quoted Yusuf as saying.

The soldiers were traveling in an armored Humvee at the time of the blast, Yontz said. An investigation was under way, he said.

Canada has about 650 troops in Afghanistan, nearly all in Kandahar, AP said.

 
News one hates to hear.

My best wishes for a speedy recovery to the wounded.

RIP.  :salute:
 
There's another thread on the forum
One member of the PRT has passed away and three are injured as a result of the IED

http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/01/15/afghan-deaths060115.html
 
The soldiers were traveling in an armored Humvee at the time of the blast

???  Mis-info from the reporter?  Or do we often hitch rides with the US?

Regardless, deepest condolences  :salute: :cdn:
 
geo said:
There's another thread on the forum
One member of the PRT has passed away and three are injured as a result of the IED

http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/01/15/afghan-deaths060115.html

Don't know for sure it was PRT. There are people at KAF who travel the route often too.

Wait for word.
 
Information will often be sketchy in the hours after an incident, so wait and see regarding the details.

My thoughts and prayers are with the soldiers and their families.
 
Either way the blast was large enough to flip the veh.

Lets not armchair quaterback anything here until we hear more. Any details of this will be out shortly, and all involved will be back here in a little over 30 days.

Hopefully, with no more casualties.
 
Armymedic said:
Don't know for sure it was PRT. There are people at KAF who travel the route often too.
Wait for word.
per the link to CNN
Col. Jim Yontz, spokesman for Combined Forces Command Alpha, said the troops were on a security and presence patrol when the explosion occurred.

The wounded soldiers, part of a Canadian Provincial Reconstruction team, were flown to a medical aid station in Kandahar. Yontz said he did not know the nature of their injuries.
 
teufel its been going on for sometime now.  ie the guy in the Iltis who had the suicide bomber jump on his vehicle
 
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