Permanent Resident of Canada: Department of Foreign Affairs

Department of Foreign Affairs: Amr Kassem, a 24-year-old permanent resident of Canada, was shot and killed during a protest in Alexandria, his brother-in-law, Ibraheem Hussein, told News Channel Friday, according to CTV. The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that a permanent Canadian resident has been killed in Egypt. It would only say that it has extended consular assistance to the family and A Toronto-area resident who joined what he thought would be a peaceful protest in Egypt has been killed. Kassem and his wife, parents to an eight-month-old daughter, were visiting family in Egypt for the summer when violent clashes broke out in the country. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.