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Foreign Secretary offers condolences following Quebec plane crash

Foreign Secretary responds to death of four British nationals in Canada plane crash.

From:
Foreign & Commonwealth Office and The Rt Hon Philip Hammond
Published
25 August 2015

The Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said:

This terrible incident has taken the lives of all on board, including four British nationals. My thoughts and sympathy are with their family and friends at this difficult time.

Our High Commission in Ottawa is in close contact with the Canadian authorities and we are providing consular assistance to the relatives of those who were killed.

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Published 25 August 2015