3 Canadian soldiers killed by an IED in Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A roadside bomb killed three Canadian soldiers and injured two others Tuesday after it exploded near their armored vehicle northwest of Kandahar City.

Killed in the explosion were Warrant Officer Dennis Raymond Brown, a reservist from The Lincoln and Welland Regiment, based in St. Catharines, Ontario, Cpl. Dany Olivier Fortin from the 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron at 3 Wing, based in Bagotville, Quebec, and Cpl. Kenneth Chad O'Quinn, from 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signals Squadron, in Petawawa, Ontario.