A suicide bomber on a motorcycle attacked a Canadian military convoy in Afghanistan on Tuesday, but no soldiers were injured.

The bomber slammed his motorcycle into the second vehicle in a Canadian convoy as it entered western Kandahar City from the outskirts, witnesses told CBC News.

Heavy smoke billows from a burning armoured vehicle after a suicide bomber on a motorbike rammed into a Canadian military convoy in Kandahar Tuesday. No troops were injured, said Maj. Daryl Morrell, a NATO-led force spokesman.
Heavy smoke billows from a burning armoured vehicle after a suicide bomber on a motorbike rammed into a Canadian military convoy in Kandahar Tuesday. No troops were injured, said Maj. Daryl Morrell, a NATO-led force spokesman.
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More than 2,000 Canadian soldiers are stationed in southern Afghanistan, based mainly in Kandahar.

The soldiers anticipated the bombing and were able to get out of their G-Wagon before it caught fire, said CBC reporter Stephen Puddicombe from Kandahar.

The lightly armoured jeep-like vehicle has been criticized for failing to provide enough protection during dangerous patrols outside of the main base.

A Canadian Forces military police officer observes the Afghan National Police from the gunner's position as they conduct a roadside check near Kandahar.
A Canadian Forces military police officer observes the Afghan National Police from the gunner's position as they conduct a roadside check near Kandahar.
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Three employees of the Kandahar Development Agency were injured in the attack.

Tuesday's suicide bombing is the third in four days in Afghanistan.

Twelve people were killed on Saturday when a suicide bomber blew himself up near Afghanistan's Interior Ministry in Kabul, while six people were injured Monday when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a NATO convoy in the capital.

Canadian troops are part of a NATO-led mission in Afghanistan that includes about 20,000 alliance troops and 20,000 U.S. soldiers.

Canada, the U.K., the U.S. and the Netherlands provide the bulk of troops in the volatile southern region, a stronghold of the former Taliban government.

Thirty-seven Canadian soldiers and one diplomat have been killed since the mission started four years ago.

The body of the latest Canadian soldier to die is expected to return to Canada on Tuesday. Pte. Josh Klukie, 23, was killed on Friday when he stepped on an anti-tank mine while on foot patrol near Kandahar.

With files from the Canadian Press