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Written by THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Sunday, 06 July 2008 |
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A Canadian soldier was found dead in the sleeping area of a Middle Eastern military base.
The death of Cpl. Brendan Anthony Downey, a military policeman based in Dundurn, Sask., had been declared non-combat-related even before investigators arrived at the base.
The Canadian base in the Arabian desert offers logistical support to the military operation in Afghanistan.
Counting Downey's death on Friday, 86 soldiers and one diplomat have died in the Afghanistan mission. His death is the 11th non-combat fatality.
The location of the base in the Persian Gulf has been previously reported but cannot be revealed under terms of the Canadian Forces embedding agreement for Canadian media.
The Canadian government avoids public mention of the base to keep from drawing attention to its presence.
Downey is the 12th Canadian soldier killed this year in Afghan-related operations.
"No further details are available at this time, although enemy action has been ruled out," a military statement said.
"Cpl. Downey's immediate family has no comment at this time."
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