-- KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Three Canadian soldiers were killed in an explosion this morning on a notoriously dangerous stretch of road west of Kandahar city.**********
Another soldier was injured in the blast and is recovering in fair condition. The military has not yet released the soldiers' names, although their immediate family members have been notified.
UPDATE: Soldiers identities released
The dead were named as Corporal Thomas James Hamilton, Private John Michael Roy Curwin, Private Justin Peter Jones, all part of Golf Company, of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, based at Camp Nathan Smith, home of Canada's provincial reconstruction team.*