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Canadian Military Personnel Slightly Injured in Roadside Bomb Incident Near El Gorah, Egypt
NR-05.068 - August 15, 2005
OTTAWA – At about 6:30 a.m. local (12:30 a.m. ET), two Canadian Forces personnel serving with the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) were slightly injured after an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle on a road near the MFO camp at El Gorah, Egypt.
The explosion destroyed the van in which they were riding. The CF personnel were checked by MFO medical staff and were subsequently released from the dispensary. They have since returned to their normal duties.
The incident occurred about 2 km from the MFO base known as the North Camp. The van carrying the Canadian personnel was travelling on an approved route. MFO staff, including members of the Canadian contingent attended the scene with Egyptian security personnel. The incident is currently under investigation.
The Canadian contingent deployed with the MFO under Operation CALUMET comprises 29 personnel. The MFO is the peacekeeping mission established to monitor compliance by Israel and Egypt with the 1979 Camp David Accords. The MFO has included a Canadian contingent since 1986.
In compliance with the Privacy Act , the Department of National Defence will not release the names of the CF personnel involved in this incident.
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Notes to editors: For more information about the MFO, visit www.mfo.org . For details of Canadian Forces operations, visit www.forces.gc.ca .
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