04-09-2007, 09:48 AM
<b>Seven NATO Soldiers Killed in Afghan Blasts</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Separately, a purported spokesman for the Taliban said the kidnapped translator for an Italian journalist was beheaded Sunday. The Afghan government confirmed the death.
Six troops died and one was injured when one of the roadside bombs struck their vehicle, the alliance said in a statement. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper confirmed they were Canadian troops, Canadian Press reported.
A separate roadside bomb Sunday killed one NATO soldier and wounded two, NATO said.
Officials did not release the nationality of those soldiers and did not give details or say where exactly in the south the attacks took place.
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Six troops died and one was injured when one of the roadside bombs struck their vehicle, the alliance said in a statement. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper confirmed they were Canadian troops, Canadian Press reported.
A separate roadside bomb Sunday killed one NATO soldier and wounded two, NATO said.
Officials did not release the nationality of those soldiers and did not give details or say where exactly in the south the attacks took place.
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