PM Trudeau: Many innocent victims of U.K. concert attack ‘far too young’
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians “are shocked by the news of the horrific attack in Manchester” and that federal officials are “still in the process of determining whether any Canadians have been impacted by this event.”
Trudeau issued a statement after police in the English city said 22 people were killed and at least 50 injured by an explosion near the end of a concert by American pop star Ariana Grande on Monday night.
Local authorities say they are treating the incident as a terrorist attack. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
Trudeau said he was “devastated” when he heard about the “innocent victims who were killed or injured … many of them far too young.”