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Eugene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-03-08 04:05 PM
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Afghan attack kills (3) Canada troops
Source: BBC News

Page last updated at 17:59 GMT, Wednesday, 3 September 2008 18:59 UK

Afghan attack kills Canada troops

Three Canadian soldiers have been killed and five more
injured in an attack in Afghanistan.

A senior military source said the soldiers' vehicle had
come under attack by insurgents during a routine patrol
in Kandahar province.

There are 2,500 Canadians based in the south of
Afghanistan as part of Nato's mission to fight the
Taleban.

-snip-

Two of the injured soldiers in the latest attack were
reported to be in a serious condition and one had been
treated and released.

-snip-

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7596793.stm
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jeff30997 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-03-08 04:30 PM
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1. Thanks Chimpy!
And where's Bin Laden dammit? Oh,silly me.I forgot that this shit was all about a damn pipeline.:grr:
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G Gordon Libby Donating Member (45 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-03-08 05:15 PM
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2. Actually...
...you can thank the Liberal Party of Canada. Remember Bill Graham's infamous "body bag" tour?
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