Carney mourns ‘terrible’ killing of Canadian in Mexico shooting - BERITAJA

Prime Minister Mark Carney connected Tuesday expressed condolences to the family of the Canadian killed successful a shooting successful Mexico, while his overseas curate vowed she will “leave nary chromatic unturned” successful ensuring a fulsome investigation.

Mexican authorities are investigating aft a man opened occurrence connected visitors astatine the historical Teotihuacán pyramids, a celebrated tourer tract extracurricular Mexico City, connected Monday earlier taking his ain life. Thirteen group of various nationalities were injured, 7 of whom — including a 2nd Canadian — were struck by gunfire.

The sanction of the female killed has not yet been released by authorities, but a database of the 13 injured patients successful infirmary released by Mexico’s information cabinet named the 2nd Canadian arsenic 29-year-old Delicia Li de Yong.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has promised an investigation and strengthened information about Mexican archaeological zones and main tourer destinations.

“Our hearts spell retired to the family and friends of the individual who was tragically killed,” Carney told reporters while heading into a furniture gathering successful Ottawa.

“It’s a unspeakable circumstance. I very overmuch admit President Sheinbaum’s individual attraction to the matter, and we’re moving pinch Mexican authorities connected the situation. But it’s a sad day.”

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said while heading into the gathering that she had spoken pinch her Mexican counterpart earlier Tuesday greeting and he had committed to a fulsome investigation.

She said consular officials were assisting the remaining victims and were disposable to thief each Canadians successful Mexico.

“Of course, I definitive my ain condolences to the family of the victim, and I will time off nary chromatic unturned successful ensuring that Canadians are supported abroad, and that this investigation uncovers facts relating to the death, the execution of a Canadian national connected Mexican soil,” she said.

Anand would not opportunity if the shooting would alteration Canada’s recreation proposal for Mexico, which was past updated March 31 and warns Canadians to workout “a precocious degree” of be aware “due to precocious levels of criminal activity and kidnapping.”

Although immoderate parts of Mexico are nether location non-travel advisories owed to unit and organized crime, Mexico authorities — wherever Teotihuacán is located — is not among them.

“At this time, we are examining each issues relating to the bilateral relationship, but of course, we are successful very adjacent interaction pinch our Mexican counterparts,” Anand said.

“We cognize that it is simply a very difficult clip for the families, and that’s really what we’re focused on.”

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