Afghanistan: Canadian soldier dies
Updated on 25 May 2007
A roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan has killed a Canadian soldier, a Canadian military spokesman said.
The explosion occurred during a joint Canadian-Afghan patrol in the Zhari district of Kandahar province, Navy Lt John Nethercott said. Another Canadian soldier and an Afghan interpreter were injured.
The death brings to 55 the number of US and Nato troops killed in Afghanistan this year.
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