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Statement by the Prime Minister
August 15, 1998
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today expressed outrage on behalf of the Canadian people at the terrorist bombing in Omagh, Ireland:
"Words cannot express our anger at this outrage. We grieve for the families who have lost loved ones and our thoughts and prayers are with the injured.
The bombing is a contemptible and cowardly assault on the hopes and dreams of the Irish people for peace. A murderous few who seek to achieve with violence what they could not at the ballot box.
I have every confidence that this despicable act will not succeed in weakening the peace process. The spirit of the Stormont Agreement will win out. And Canada will continue strongly to support Prime Minister Blair and Taoiseach Ahern in their efforts to achieve a lasting peace in Northern Ireland."
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