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redhawk_six · **NEWS: 2 Canadian troops dead, 3 injured in Kabul -** 10-02-2003, 03:05 PM

Damn... RIP cry:

http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/10/02/landmine031002

[quote:55e42]KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - Two Canadian soldiers were killed and three others injured in what appeared to be a landmine blast Thursday. They were on a routine patrol of Afghanistan's capital city.

Sgt. Robert Allan Short, 42, and Cpl. Robbie Christopher Beerenfenger, 29, died in the blast. Master Cpl. Jason Cory Hamilton, Cpl. Thomas Stirling and Cpl. Cameron Lee Laidlaw were hurt.

All five men are members of the Royal Canadian Regiment, 3rd battalion, based in Petawawa, Ont.

The road had been "cleared" by military engineers 24 hours earlier, according to the chief of defence staff, Gen. Ray Henault. Investigators are not sure if a new landmine was laid or if one had been missed by earlier teams.

There's no evidence it was a rocket blast, officials said, but they haven't ruled out anything. The explosive device appeared to have been detonated when the jeep drove over it, they told reporters at a news conference in Ottawa Thursday afternoon.

The two jeeps had extra armour beneath them, said Maj.-Gen. Andrew Leslie, the commander of Canadian forces in Afghanistan. The soldiers were all wearing special protective gear. The explosion was so large, the right side of the first jeep was ripped away.

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For the full story, see the link above.

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redhawk_six is Offline Senior Member Posts: 1,463 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Fraser Valley, BC, Canada	NEWS: 2 Canadian troops dead, 3 injured in Kabul - 10-02-2003, 03:05 PM Damn... RIP cry: http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/10/02/landmine031002 [quote:55e42]KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - Two Canadian soldiers were killed and three others injured in what appeared to be a landmine blast Thursday. They were on a routine patrol of Afghanistan's capital city. Sgt. Robert Allan Short, 42, and Cpl. Robbie Christopher Beerenfenger, 29, died in the blast. Master Cpl. Jason Cory Hamilton, Cpl. Thomas Stirling and Cpl. Cameron Lee Laidlaw were hurt. All five men are members of the Royal Canadian Regiment, 3rd battalion, based in Petawawa, Ont. The road had been "cleared" by military engineers 24 hours earlier, according to the chief of defence staff, Gen. Ray Henault. Investigators are not sure if a new landmine was laid or if one had been missed by earlier teams. There's no evidence it was a rocket blast, officials said, but they haven't ruled out anything. The explosive device appeared to have been detonated when the jeep drove over it, they told reporters at a news conference in Ottawa Thursday afternoon. The two jeeps had extra armour beneath them, said Maj.-Gen. Andrew Leslie, the commander of Canadian forces in Afghanistan. The soldiers were all wearing special protective gear. The explosion was so large, the right side of the first jeep was ripped away. [/quote:55e42] For the full story, see the link above.