Another Cdn. Casualty Confirmed In Mumbai As First Victim Is Identified
Posted November 28, 2008 12:00 pm.
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Foreign Affairs officials have now confirmed that a second Canadian was a victim in the string of deadly terror attacks in Mumbai, India
But so far, only one has been identified.
He’s Dr. Michael Moss, a physician from Montreal who was in India and was at the tail end of a month long vacation.
Moss worked at a Montreal hospital for 37 years where the British trained doctor was remembered as a tireless advocate for his patients. He retired a number of years ago but got bored and came back. He was supposed to return to Canada and the job he loved next week.
Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon says Canadian consular officials in India’s financial capital have been in touch with two other nationals hurt in Wednesday’s attacks, which targeted two five-star hotels, a Jewish centre, a popular café and several other sites. One hundred and forty-three people were killed, and nearly 300 more were injured.
Michael Rudder of Montreal and Helen Connolly of Toronto were both wounded in the siege. Rudder, a Genie-nominated actor, underwent surgery after being shot three times and was reported in stable condition. Connolly received a minor bullet wound and was released from hospital after treatment.
Cannon said the federal government is doing everything it can to protect citizens, and among the steps taken, a crisis team has been set up to deal with the situation. At least seven captives, some of whom were carrying bags bearing Canadian flags came out of the Oberoi hotel on Friday.
Earlier reports suggested six Canadians were unaccounted for in Mumbai, and were possibly being held hostage or in hiding.
The Foreign Affairs department has issued a travel advisory for Mumbai, recommending Canadians avoid all non-essential travel to the city.
Meanwhile, members of Toronto’s Indian community were wearing white Friday, a colour of mourning, in advance of a 7pm prayer service for peace at the Vishnu Temple in Richmond Hill ( 8640 Yonge Street).
And two prayer services have been planned for Sunday:
Chabad Lubavitch Community Centre, 770 Chabad Gate, Thornhill – 4:30 to 5:30pm
Vedic Cultural Centre, 4345 14th Avenue, Markham 4-6pm
Photo Credit: Military personnel take up positions at the Taj Mahal Hotel on November 28, 2008 in Mumbai, India. The city of Mumbai was rocked by multiple coordinated terrorist attacks that targeted locations popular with foreigners late on the night of November 26 and into the next morning, killing scores and wounding hundreds in shootings and blasts around the city. (Ritam Banerjee/Getty Images)
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