Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan

daleo

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Tue Jan-15-08 01:23 PM
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Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Another Canadian Forces soldier was killed by a roadside bomb this morning, in what's already turning out to be an exceptionally bloody week of insurgent activity in Afghanistan.

Trooper Richard Renaud, 26, of Alma Que., a member of the 12th Regiment of Blinde du Canada, Val Cartier, Que., was killed in the blast.

The explosion, which occurred during at patrol at around 7:15 this morning local time.

It is the third known improvised explosive device (IED) attack against the Canadian military in the Kandahar area in the past three days. The previous two attacks did not result in fatalities.
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080115.wcanukaghan0115/BNStory/International/home

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Hand

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Tue Jan-15-08 06:23 PM
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1. Adieu, Trooper Renaud... tres jeune. Trop jeune.

:cry:

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Canuckistanian

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Thu Jan-17-08 08:36 PM
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2. I always get a jolt when I hear "Canadian soldier dies"

Because I have a cousin who's in Afghanistan (with the PPCLI).

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