Bomber Hits Canadian Vehicle in Kandahar

[maddezmom]

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber in a car attacked a Canadian armored vehicle outside the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing himself and wounding a Canadian soldier, an Afghan soldier said.

An Associated Press reporter at the scene saw the wrecked car used for the attack. The Canadian vehicle had punctured tires and some damage to its body.

Jumat Gul, an Afghan army soldier at the scene, said the attacker was in a Toyota Corolla when he hit the Canadian armored vehicle and blew himself up, wounding one Canadian soldier.

Canadian military officials were not immediately available for comment.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060303/ap_on_re_as/afghan_suicide_attack

[maddezmom]

1. Five foreign troops hurt in Afghan suicide attack

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Five foreign troops were wounded, at least one seriously, in an attack on an armored vehicle in southern Afghanistan on Friday, the U.S.-led military force in the country said.

A U.S. military spokesman declined to give nationalities, but an Afghan army officer said a suicide bomber had attacked a Canadian armored vehicle outside Kandahar city, where Taliban guerillas have killed foreign troops and civilians in the past.

"A car full of explosives blew up near a Canadian armored vehicle. The bomber was killed," General Rahmatullah Raufi, commander of the Afghan army's southern region, told Reuters.

The blast occurred in Daman district, about 15 km (10 miles) south of Kandahar and about 10 km (six miles) from the airport, where Canadian troops are based.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060303/wl_nm/afghan_blast_dc;_

[daleo]

2. Also a rollover that killed a Canadian soldier (separate incident)

That was supposed to have happened yesterday, due to a collision with a taxicab.