<div><p>A Canadian was killed and two others injured in the Mumbai attacks that have claimed at least 130 lives, Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon said Friday, adding 17 other Canadians were safe.</p><p>"We are now able to confirm the tragic death of one Canadian in these attacks," he said in a brief statement.</p><p>"Our sincere condolences and thoughts are with the family," he said, adding that for privacy reasons the victim's name was withheld.</p><p>Cannon said one of the two wounded Canadians suffered "serious injuries and is in intensive care, but in stable condition."</p><p>The other victim suffered minor injuries and has been released from hospital, he added.</p><p>Seventeen others "are now safe," said the foreign ministry.</p><p>Of these, Cannon later announced that five Canadians who had been staying at the targetted Trident and Oberoi hotels, and whose whereabouts were unknown during the terror siege, were accounted for and unharmed.</p><p>"We've established that Indian military forces overran the hotel and liberated these people," Cannon said.</p><p>"All five Canadians originally confirmed in unsafe locations are now safe and meeting with Canadian officials, who are providing them with consular assistance," he said.</p><p>Cannon did not say whether the five had been taken hostage or hid during the ordeal.</p><p>On Wednesday, shortly after 10:30 pm local time, men armed with machine guns and grenades carried out a series of coordinated attacks in Mumbai, killing at least 130 people and injuring some 300.</p><p>The militants targeted the historic central train station, a hospital and two luxury hotels.</p><p>Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday he condemns "in the strongest terms the despicable and cowardly attacks."</p><p>On behalf of Canadians Harper expressed "deep and profound sympathy and condolences to the families and loved ones of those killed and injured by these heinous acts of violence, including many in Canada."</p><p>"We offer our support as you work to restore order and bring to justice those responsible for these cowardly attacks against innocent people."</p><p>There are about one million Canadians of Indian origin living in Canada, mostly in the Toronto area.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=37844412&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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