Canada in Afghanistan

[John McGillivray]

Two injured Canadian soldiers leave hospital
Updated Sun. Aug. 12 2007 12:23 PM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
Five Canadian soldiers were injured when their convoy rolled over a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Sunday.
Military officials say the soldiers suffered non-life threatening injuries when their convoy was hit by a roadside bomb and rocket-propelled grenades on Sunday.
Brig.-Gen. Guy Laroche, who visited the wounded soldiers, said their injuries were not serious.
Two of the soldiers have already left the hospital and returned to their units, Laroche said.
Four of the soldiers are from Quebec, including one from Montreal, two from Laval and another one from Valcartier. The fifth one is from Moncton, N.B.
The troops were travelling in a RG31 light-armoured vehicle when they were ambushed about 13 kilometres west of Kandahar.
CTV's Danelle Balfour told CTV Newsnet on Sunday that the wounded soldiers belonged to the National Support Element, who generally remain on the base unless supplies and soldiers are needed elsewhere.
The soldiers had just supplied the Ma'sum Ghar base and were halfway back to the base at Kandahar when they were attacked.
Three U.S. soldiers died Sunday in roadside bombing in eastern Afghanistan, bringing the number of international soldiers killed over the weekend to six.
The soldiers were engaged in combat in the Nangarhar province when their vehicle struck an explosive device. A civilian interpreter was also killed.
Of the 66 military personnel and one diplomat killed in Afghanistan since the mission began in 2002, 37 have died in bombings.
With files from the Associated Press and the Canadian Press

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