Canadian couple killed in Lebanon, says son

Ottawa

Speaking from Bahrain, Kamal Tabaja told CBC News that his parents, 74-year-old Hussein Tabaja and 69-year-old Daad Tabaja, were killed in the Nabatieh district in southern Lebanon.

Global Affairs Canada said late Tuesday it had been “informed of the deaths of two Canadian citizens”

An older couple poses for a picture.
Hussein Tabaja, 74, and Daad Tabaja, 69, have been identified by their son as the two Canadians killed south Lebanon. (Kamal Tabaja)

Two Canadians killed in southern Lebanon have been identified, according to their son. 

Speaking from Bahrain, Kamal Tabaja told CBC News that his parents, 74-year-old Hussein Tabaja and 69-year-old Daad Tabaja, were killed in the Nabatieh district in southern Lebanon.

Kamal said his parents lived in Ottawa for a time and had been living in Lebanon for the last five years.

Global Affairs Canada said late Tuesday that it had been “informed of the deaths of two Canadian citizens.”

More to come.

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