FCO Minister statement on bomb blast in Brindisi, Italy
Minister for Europe David Lidington "our thoughts and sympathies are with the families".
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Reacting to the bomb blast at a school in Brindisi, southern Italy, Minister for Europe, David Lidington said:
“This was a deplorable act which has hurt and killed innocent people .To plant a device outside a school is a horrific thing to do and our thoughts and sympathies are with the families of those affected by this bomb.”