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Messages of condolence following the shooting incidents in Lewiston, Maine
October 27, 2023
Following the shooting incidents that occurred in Lewiston, Maine on 25th October (local time), Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko sent the following message to the Honorable Antony Blinken, the Secretary of State of the United States of America.
“I am deeply saddened and utterly outraged to hear the news of the shooting incidents in Lewiston, Maine, which caused numerous deaths and injuries. We cannot tolerate such atrocious acts for any reason.
Japan expresses its heartfelt sympathy to the victims and offers its condolences to the bereaved families and expresses its heartfelt sympathy to the injured.”