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March 3, 2006
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1st Ld Writethru: Bomb attack hits Canadian convoy in Afghanistan

KABUL, March 3 (Xinhua) -- A bomb attack hit a Canadian convoy Friday and damaged the vehicle in Afghan southern province of Kandahar, one day after the car overturn in which one Canadian soldier was killed, seven were injured.

"A bomb attack hit a Canadian convoy in the highway between Kandahar city and Spin Boldak, about 10 km south of Kandahar city and near the U.S. airbase. The Canadian vehicle was damaged," Akahtar Mohammad, the district police chief of Daman told Xinhua.

An Afghan National Army (ANA) officer who doesn't want to be identified also confirmed the news and said, "A white corolla hit and exploded the ...

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