Monday, February 23, 2009

leave afghanistan.....it isn't worth the cost of children's deaths

THE CANADIAN PRESS

KANDAHAR–A Panjwaii district elder is accusing Canadian troops in Afghanistan of leaving behind an unexploded shell that has killed two children in a village set aside for the handicapped.

The explosion today prompted a furious demonstration by dozens of people outside of the provincial council office in Kandahar city.

The blood-spattered bodies of two boys were on display from the open back of a small, wooden taxi as the angry crowd chanted: ``Death to Canadians."

In a statement to the provincial police chief, a villager elder is blaming Canadian troops for the tragedy.

The Canadian military has yet to formally respond to the allegations.

The blast apparently occurred at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Village – named for its founder, the ruler of Dubai – about 15 kilometres outside the city.

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