Canadian soldier dies in Mali

NEWS RELEASE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE ************************* One Canadian soldier dies in Mali OTTAWA, ONTARIO - (September 12) - A Canadian Forces member serving with the Military Training Assistance Programme (MTAP) training initiative in

NEWS RELEASE

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE

************************* One Canadian soldier dies in Mali

OTTAWA, ONTARIO - (September 12) - A Canadian Forces member serving with the Military Training Assistance Programme (MTAP) training initiative in Bamako, Mali, lost his life in a non-combat-related incident on September 9.

Major Luc Racine, of the Royal 22e Regiment, Valcartier, Quebec, was a member of the Embassy of Canada in Mali and senior staff member at the Bamako Peacekeeping School, a military training center designed to support peace operations and capacity building in Western Africa.

The thoughts and prayers of the men and women of the Canadian Forces and the Department of National Defence go out to the family and friends of the deceased.

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