4 CANADIAN SOLDIERS WOUNDED IN AFGANISTAN

Four Canadian soldiers were wounded, one seriously, after their light armoured vehicle was attacked with roadside bomb on Wednesday in Afghanistan.
The soldiers were in a LAV III near a forward base 75 kilometres north of Kandahar when the roadside bomb exploded.

Maj. Mario Couture, a spokesperson for the Canadian Forces, said the wounded soldiers were airlifted to hospital. One of the soldiers is in serious condition, while the condition of the other three is good.

The identities of the injured have not been released.

These are the first Canadian casualties since Operation Mountain Thrust was officially announced last week.

A second LAV III in a different area was also damaged in a similar explosion, though no one was hurt.

Canadian forces on the ground confirm that two people seen near the site of one of the attacks were apprehended, CBC reporter David Common said.

Two Canadian soldiers were slightly injured when their armoured vehicle rolled over Wednesday, but it is not believed there was any enemy involvement in that incident.

Last Updated Wed, 21 Jun 2006 07:16:44 EDT

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