As the federal Liberal leader was wrapping up a visit to Afghanistan on Sunday, a roadside bomb blast injured four Canadian soldiers in the dangerous Panjwaii district, military officials said.
The soldiers were working to clear a dirt road of mines when their vehicle struck the improvised explosive device (IED) at 2:15 p.m. local time.
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Earlier in the day, Opposition Leader Stéphane Dion paid a visit to Canadian troops stationed in Kandahar, a day after explaining to government officials his policy on getting Canada out of combat roles in the war-torn country.
Dion played a friendly game of hockey with the soldiers to end his unannounced visit that he and Deputy Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff began in Kabul on Saturday.
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I know the hockey bit is kind of trivial, but it would be interesting to see a picture of this. I never really thought of Dion as a hockey playing sort.