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Afghan bomber kills Nato troops Afghan bomber kills Nato troops
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A suicide bomber has killed at least four Canadian soldiers in southern Afghanistan, Nato says. A suicide bomber has killed at least four Canadian soldiers in the Afghan province of Kandahar, officials say.
Afghan officials said another 10 Nato soldiers and 25 civilians were injured in the attack in Kandahar province. Police said the bomber drove a bicycle laden with explosives into a group of troops and children. Reports say at least 25 civilians were hurt.
Nato also earlier spoke of civilian casualties in the blast in Panjwayi district, scene of recent fierce clashes between troops and the Taleban. Nato has yet to confirm the nationality of the soldiers killed and says a number of others were wounded.
Witnesses and local police said Canadian soldiers had been giving children gifts when the bomb went off. The blast occurred in Panjwayi district, scene of recent fierce clashes between troops and the Taleban.
On Sunday the Nato-led force announced it had successfully completed a mission to drive out the insurgents from the district.
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The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) has so far not announced the nationalities of the dead and wounded soldiers. Witnesses and local police said Canadian soldiers had been giving children gifts when the bomb went off.
The force said that the bomb attack occurred about 0930 local time (0500 GMT). The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said the bomb attack occurred about 0930 local time (0500 GMT).
On Sunday, Nato said they had driven Taleban militants out of Panjwayi district, after a two-week offensive codenamed Operation Medusa. Nato said on Sunday that at least 400 Taleban fighters had been killed in a two-week operation codenamed Medusa, the biggest offensive since Nato took over southern Afghanistan from US-led forces at the end of July.
Nato said at least 400 Taleban fighters had been killed in the operation, the biggest offensive since Nato took over southern Afghanistan from US-led forces at the end of July.
The deaths cannot be independently verified.The deaths cannot be independently verified.
Hundreds of people have been killed in the worsening violence in Afghanistan this year, many of them in suicide bombings across the south and east.Hundreds of people have been killed in the worsening violence in Afghanistan this year, many of them in suicide bombings across the south and east.