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Libya Will Not Issue Visas To Canadian Citizens
Local media reported Sunday that Libya stopped issuing visas to Canadian citizens as tensions rose between the two countries. The move follows Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi’s cancellation of a recent stopover in Canada in September. Kadhafi was returning from summits in the United States and Venezuela.
Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon was instructed by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to communicate Canada’s displeasure over Lybia’s welcome home celebration for Abdel Baset al-Megrahi. He is the convicted Lockerbie bomber who was released from a prison in Scotland on compassionate grounds – he has terminal cancer. Countries who lost citizens in the 1988 attack were extremely critical of the joyful celebrations welcoming him home to Libya.
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Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Longhua Martyrs Cemetery
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This cemetery is worth a visit as it served as the venue of the execution of many communists in the 1920s prior to the Chinese Revolution and Communist era. These individuals were persecuted, tortured and ultimately killed on these premises. The tunnel via which the execution area is arrived at is eerie and the place still retains a chilly ambience. Timings: Daily 6 A.M- 5 P.M ...
Kilmainham Gaol
Dublin, Ireland
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