NEWS RELEASES
March 11, 2004 (12:20 p.m. EST) No. 37
GRAHAM DEPLORES ATTACKS IN SPAIN
Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Graham today issued the following statement after deadly
explosions on the commuter train system in Madrid, Spain, killed at least 186 people
and injured over 1,000 others:
"Canadians are appalled by these senseless attacks against innocent people, and join
me in expressing our profound condolences to the families of the victims. There cannot
be any justification whatsoever for terrorism. We condemn these attacks in the
strongest possible terms and hope that the perpetrators will be brought to justice."
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