Suicide bomber hits Canadian troops in Afghanistan
Posted on: Sunday, 15 January 2006, 05:24 CST
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A Taliban suicide car bomber attacked a convoy of Canadian troops in the heart of the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Sunday, senior police said.
Witnesses said they saw four soldiers being stretchered away, but they were unsure if they were wounded or dead. One of the vehicles was overturned and completely wrecked by the explosion.
Taliban spokesman Qari Mohammad Yusuf claimed responsibility.
"This attack is part of our jihad and we plan to carry out more such attacks," Yusuf told Reuters by satellite telephone from an undisclosed location.
Foreign troops cordoned off the site.
Taliban fighters have launched several suicide attacks, mainly targetting U.S.-led troops and NATO peacekeepers during the past few months, but they have not caused major casualties.
Source: REUTERS
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