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  • Canadians find al-Qaeda bodies in blasted cave

    03/17/2002 4:47:33 AM PST · by Oldeconomybuyer · 3 replies · 258+ views
    The Canadian Press ^ | 3-17-02 | Stephen Thorne
    WITH CANADIAN TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN - Canadian engineers discovered two dead al-Qaeda fighters in an extensive cave complex in a mountainside yesterday after firing two rockets into it during offensive operations.The Canadian soldiers also found a cache of mortars, grenades and rockets, including a 107- millimetre rocket -- which has an 8 1/2-kilometre range -- set up ready for firing. There was also a wood stove. All the weapons in the caves were destroyed.Lieutenant-Colonel Pat Stogran, commander of the Canadian contingent in Afghanistan, said Operation Harpoon, which began on Wednesday, is going "swimmingly."There have been no Canadian casualties, although some...