Eight Canadians killed in Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon, six injured
BEIRUT (CP) - Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay says eight Canadians have been killed in an Israeli air raid that hit a Lebanese town on the border with Israel.
MacKay says six other Canadians are in critical condition.
A report quotes Lebanese officials as saying the Canadians were killed at their home in the town of Aitaroun, which abuts the border.
The victims have not been not identified.
TV stations are reporting that the family had gone to Lebanon from Canada to spend the summer holidays in the town.
MacKay also says the government is getting commercial ships in place to evacuate people by sea.
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Somehow I missed putting Lebanon at the top of my vacation hot spots wish list.