Canadian Soldier Killed in Israel

A 20-year-old Canadian serving in the Israeli army who died last Wednesday when his tank blew up in southern Lebanon was buried Sunday in the town of Modin.

Staff Sgt. Yaniv Bar-on, who lived in Israel but spent his summers in Montreal as a youth, was killed when the tank he was driving hit an explosive device as he chased Hezbollah fighters who had just kidnapped two Israeli soldiers.

Bar-on died while trying to help the tank's other three crew members. The other soldiers also died from the explosion, which was caused by a 300 kilogram mine.

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