Canada in Afghanistan

[John McGillivray]

1 Canadian soldier killed, 4 injured by roadside bomb in Afghanistan
Last Updated: Sunday, March 8, 2009 | 4:14 PM ET
One Canadian soldier was killed and four were injured when a roadside bomb exploded near an armoured vehicle on patrol northeast of Kandahar city in Afghanistan, the military said Sunday.
The soldiers were conducting security operations in the Sha Wali Kot District when the explosion occurred at about 1:15 p.m. local time on Sunday, the military said.
Trooper Marc Diab from the Royal Canadian Dragoons was killed. He was serving as a member of the 3rd Battalion, the Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group, the military said.
The injured soldiers, whose names are being withheld in to adhere with military policy, were taken by helicopter to a medical facility at the Kandahar Airfield. All are in stable condition and three of them will be taken to the Landstuhl medical facility in Germany.
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