Taliban claims attack that killed five Canadians

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Dec 31: The Taliban on Thursday claimed responsibility for a bomb attack in southern Afghanistan that killed five Canadians -- four soldiers and a woman journalist.[break]



"This work is done by us," Yusuf Ahmadi, a purported Taliban spokesman, told AFP from an undisclosed location when asked about the incident.



The five Canadians were killed on Tuesday when a roadside bomb exploded beneath their armoured vehicle in the southeastern militant stronghold of Kandahar province.

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