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Cpl. Francisco Gomez, & Cpl. Jason Patrick Warren

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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060722.wafghansolde0722/BNStory/International/home
 
Mod Note: Correcting title.

Thoughts and prayers to the families of our coalition troops.

Regards
 
This is the CTV report

Afghan blast kills 2 coalition soldiers: report
Updated Sat. Jul. 22 2006 11:32 AM ET  CTV.ca News Staff
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060718/afghanistan_template_060722/20060722?hub=TopStories

Two coalition soldiers have reportedly been killed and eight others wounded after a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into a coalition vehicle in Kandahar City.

Eight Afghan civilians were also wounded in the blast.

Military officials would not confirm the identity of the soldiers.

"I can confirm that two coalition soldiers were killed and eight wounded in the suicide attack," said coalition spokesman Major Scott Lundy, according to Reuters.

Meanwhile, six Afghan civilians were killed and 20 wounded in a second blast that occurred about 30 metres from the original attack, said Dawood Ahmadi, a spokesman for the governor of Kandahar, according to The Associated Press.
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Here's hoping that the families of those killed are comforted.  RIP soldiers. :salute:
 
My condolances to the injured and the families of those killed.  :salute:  :cdn:
 
I really, really hope this is not correct (even though the reporter IS in theatre) -  shared in accordance with the "fair dealing" provisions, Section 29, of the Copyright Act - http://www.cb-cda.gc.ca/info/act-e.html#rid-33409

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=d0ef7802-2189-4823-a4c9-1e8815ad9fc0&k=56678
Two Canadian soldiers dead, eight injured in suicide bomb attack
Ethan Baron, CanWest News Service, 22 Jul 06

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Two Canadian soldiers were killed and eight others injured Saturday, at least one seriously when a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into a coalition vehicle in Kandahar City.

Eight Afghan civilians were also wounded in the blast.

Military officials have not yet released the names of the dead and injured.

"I can confirm that two coalition soldiers were killed and eight wounded in the suicide attack," said coalition spokesman Major Scott Lundy.

Canada has about 2,300 troops in Afghanistan, most in the Kandahar area. Before Saturday, 17 Canadian soldiers and a Canadian diplomat had been killed in Afghanistan since the first battle group was sent to the country in February 2002.
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Let's hope.....


 
Just on CTV news

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060718/afghanistan_template_060722/20060722?hub=TopStories

Afghan blast kills 2 Canadian soldiers
Updated Sat. Jul. 22 2006 3:10 PM ET

CTV.ca News Staff

Two Canadian soldiers have been killed and eight others wounded after a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into a coalition vehicle in Kandahar City.

 
http://www.cbc.ca/news still has nothing on this.  Here's hoping that the ctv.ca site is in error.  Regardless of nationality, my thoughts are still with the dead and injured, and especially their families.  Irrespective of nationality, two more soldiers will be heading home too soon.
 
Here is a story from the Toronto Star

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagenam


Suicide attack kills Canadians
Bomber rammed vehicle into convoy in Kandahar City
Second suicide attack targeted civilians
Jul. 22, 2006. 03:20 PM
CANADIAN PRESS


KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Two Canadian soldiers are among those killed in two horrific suicide attacks today in Afghanistan.
Eight other soldiers — all Canadians — were injured in the first attack, about 5:30 p.m. local time in Kandahar, when the bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into their vehicle.

It is by far the largest single-day number of casualties Canada has suffered in Afghanistan.

In a second bloody attack about an hour after the first, seven Afghan civilians were killed and another 30 were injured. Both bombers died in the explosions.

Afghan government and Canadian military officials say the second attacker was on foot.

The attacks took place just as Canadian combat troops were returning from more than two weeks of exhaustive fighting west of Kandahar.


 
Just heard on CBC TV French, and scrolling across CBC Newsworld English - two dead, eight injured...

Nothing on Centcom or CF page yet.

 
On CBC news

http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/07/22/soldiers.html

Two Canadian soldiers were killed and eight others were wounded Saturday in two suicide bombing attacks in Afghanistan near the coalition base in Kandahar.

Cpl. Francisco Gomez of the Lord Strathcona's Horse of Edmonton and Cpl. Jason Patrick Warren of Montreal's Black Watch Royal Highland Regiment were killed, CBC News reports.

Gomez and Warren were injured early Saturday in the bombings, which also killed six Afghan civilians in downtown Kandahar, it was reported.

Eight soldiers were wounded when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into a coalition vehicle, Maj. Scott Lundy, a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition forces, said earlier.

 
2 more....... just makes me want to get over there sooner.
RIP soldiers.

quick recovery to those wounded.
 
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