NEWS RELEASES

July 16, 2006 (7:50 p.m. EDT)
No. 83

STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON THE DEATHS OF CANADIANS IN SOUTHERN LEBANON

The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, today issued the following statement in response to the tragic news that seven Canadian citizens have been killed and three others wounded in Southern Lebanon:

“On behalf of the Government of Canada, I extend my deepest sympathies to the loved ones of those killed and wounded.

“The Embassy of Canada in Beirut has been in direct contact with the family whose home in Southern Lebanon was hit by shelling today, and officials in Ottawa have also been in direct contact with immediate family members living in Canada.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with their families and loved ones in this time of need, and we will make every effort to assist them at this difficult time.”

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