FILE-- A Canadian Leopard A6M battle tank - manned by members of the Lord Strathcona's Horse regiment, on patrol in Panjwaii District, Afghanistan last Thursday, Feb.26, 2009. Armoured vehicles and artillery used by Canadians in range practrice near the village of Salehan are being blamed by Afghan elders for whipping up anti-Canadian sentiment in the aftermath of the deaths of three children. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Murray Brewster