[NYTr] 2 Afghan Civilians Die, 2 Wounded; 3 Canadian Troops Wounded in Bombings

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Two Afghan civilians killed, 2 wounded by remote-controlled bomb;

Afghan Roadside Bomb Wounds 3 Canadian Soldiers

Kabul, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) Three Canadian soldiers were injured in
southern Afghanistan Sunday when their vehicle was hit by an explosive
device, while two Afghan civilians were killed in eastern Afghanistan
when a bomb hit their vehicle, police said

According to the military release, the soldiers' armored vehicle was
struck by the bomb in Arghanda district during an operation to detect
such devices. One of the three Canadian soldiers was seriously injured.

Also Sunday, two Afghan civilians died when a bomb hit their vehicle in
eastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan. Two other civilians
were wounded in the remote-controlled bomb blast.

Meanwhile, Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, Australian Prime
Minister Kevin Rudd, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, made short
visits to Afghanistan this weekend.

Prodi arrived in Afghanistan Sunday morning to meet with Afghan
President Hamid Karzai and to visit with his country's troops
participating in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force.

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