No more deaths for nothing!
Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2002 12:47 pm
TRENTON, Canada (AP) -- The bodies of four Canadian soldiers accidentally killed by a U.S. bomb in Afghanistan arrived at a military base Saturday, as Canadians expressed grief and anger over the deaths.
An honor guard met a Canadian military jet arriving at the base here on the shores of Lake Ontario. Prime Minister Jean Chretien, the defense minister and the head of the military were also on hand.
The bodies arrived from a U.S. base in Ramstein, Germany, where their coffins draped in Canada's red-and-white maple leaf flag were transferred from an American C-17.
Few in Canada saw lasting damage in relations with the United States after the deaths. But many were angry over Wednesday's accident, in which a U.S. fighter mistakenly dropped a 500-pound bomb on Canadian troops during a training exercise, killing four and wounding eight others.
An honor guard met a Canadian military jet arriving at the base here on the shores of Lake Ontario. Prime Minister Jean Chretien, the defense minister and the head of the military were also on hand.
The bodies arrived from a U.S. base in Ramstein, Germany, where their coffins draped in Canada's red-and-white maple leaf flag were transferred from an American C-17.
Few in Canada saw lasting damage in relations with the United States after the deaths. But many were angry over Wednesday's accident, in which a U.S. fighter mistakenly dropped a 500-pound bomb on Canadian troops during a training exercise, killing four and wounding eight others.