|
|
| By: Israel Insider staff and partners |
| Published: August 14, 2006 |
| |
Canada evacuated more than 800 of its citizens and other foreigners from Lebanon Sunday -- one day before a cease-fire deal went into effect.
The Canadian Embassy had contacted 1,200 of its citizens who were thought to still be in Lebanon, but only 825 showed up and departed on the ship that sailed to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, diplomats said. About 35 foreigners including citizens from Russia and Denmark also left on the Princesa Marrisa ship.
The Canadians were scheduled to be flown home from Cyprus on planes paid for by the Canadian government.
Most of the people who left Sunday were Lebanese-Canadians including Ahmed al-Akhras who lost eight members of his family in the Israeli bombing of the border village of Aitaroun.
Al-Akhras' wife, son, daughter-in-law, four grandchildren and another relative died in the bombing last month.
Including those who left Sunday, Canada has evacuated some 14,000 of its citizens from war-torn Lebanon over the past month.
The AP contributed to this report. |
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Click on the blue headline to read a Talkback comment and respond to it. Click on the  icon to send a private email to the talkback writer. The icon appears only if the writer has decided to be contacted. If no popup window appears, please make sure your popup blocker allows israelinsider.com.
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
