TORONTO, April 8 (Reuters) - Six soldiers killed in Afghanistan when their vehicle was blown up by a roadside bomb were Canadians, the Department of National Defence said on Sunday.

"I can confirm they are Canadian but the identities have not been released," Leut. Morgan Bailey said from Ottawa. "I don't have the specific details on the incident itself but they will be coming out shortly."

The latest deaths bring the Canadian toll to 51 since Ottawa sent troops to Afghanistan in 2002. Canada's main base is in the southern city of Kandahar.

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