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Us bomb canadians { April 18 2002 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://webcenter.newssearch.netscape.com/aolns_display.adp?key=200204180044000259156_aolns.src http://webcenter.newssearch.netscape.com/aolns_display.adp?key=200204180044000259156_aolns.src Reuters Thursday, April 18, 2002 U.S. Bombing Accidentally Kill Canadian Soldiers OTTAWA (Reuters) - Four Canadian soldiers were killed and eight wounded in Afghanistan on Wednesday when a U.S. F-16 warplane dropped one or two 500-pound bombs on them during a training exercise with U.S. forces, Canadian officials said. Of the eight wounded in the accident near Kandahar in southern Afghanistan, two had life-threatening injuries, one had very serious injuries and five had serious injuries, a military statement said. Prime Minister Jean Chretien promised to investigate the incident, which occurred at 5:25 p.m. EDT and caused the first Canadian casualties in the U.S.-led campaign in Afghanistan. "(U.S.) President (George W.) Bush called me tonight to offer the sincerest condolences of the American people to the Canadian families," Chretien said in a statement. "He also pledged complete cooperation with Canadian authorities who will carry out a thorough and complete investigation." A Canadian military statement said, "A U.S. Air National Guard F-16 dropped one or two 500-pound bombs on (Canadian) troops who were conducting a live-fire training exercise in an area about 14 kilometers (8 miles) south of the Kandahar air field." More than 700 Canadian soldiers are deployed in Afghanistan operating out of Kandahar. Wednesday's incident, involving troops who had begun their Afghan deployment in January, caused the first Canadian deaths in an offensive combat operation since the 1950-53 Korean War. More than 30 U.S. troops have died in Afghanistan or in the region since the United States began its campaign on Oct. 7 that toppled the ruling Taliban and routed the al Qaeda guerrilla network in retaliation for the Sept. 11 attacks on America. Prior to Wednesday, non-U.S. military deaths among Western coalition forces had included an Australian, two Germans and three Danes.

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