Four die in Canadian army's worst incident in Afghanistan

A roadside bomb blast killed four Canadian soldiers today in southern Afghanistan in the deadliest attack against Canadian forces since they deployed here in 2002, the military said.

Sat, 22 Apr, 2006 - 19:18

A roadside bomb blast killed four Canadian soldiers today in southern Afghanistan in the deadliest attack against Canadian forces since they deployed here in 2002, the military said.

Canadian military officials blamed remnants of the toppled Taliban government for the bombing, which happened in the village of Gomboth, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of Kandahar city.