Blast in south kills soldier from Canada
A Canadian soldier was killed in southern Afghanistan when the armored vehicle he was riding in was struck by an improvised explosive device.
Four other Canadian soldiers were injured in the incident, which occurred during a routine patrol about 12 miles west of Kandahar, in the Taliban stronghold of Zhari district.
Canada has 2,500 troops in Kandahar as part of a mission led by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Since 2001, 74 Canadian soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, the third-highest toll behind the United States and Britain. Nearly 40 nations have troops in the country.
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