STATEMENT BY PERMANENT SECRETARY FOR MINISTRY OF TOURISM ELIZABETH POWELL

02/10/2012

On Thursday evening, a New Zealand national was injured when intruders entered his room at a Nadi area hotel.

He is now at Lautoka Hospital, in the Intensive Care Unit, where his condition is currently reported as stable.

Multiple Government agencies are assisting the patient and his family, including the Fiji Police Force who have apprehended the suspected perpetrators of the crime.

(Editors, for related queries on this statement, please contact the Permanent Secretary for Tourism Ms Elizabeth Powell. Send us your queries and we will refer these to her. Vinaka!)

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