51 school kids rescued after bus driver sets fire to vehicle in Italy
Carabinieri officers freed the hostages and captured their kidnapper after "an operation that we see in films with special agents," a prosecutor said.
The driver was apprehended and treated for burns. Prosecutors described him as a 47-year-old Italian citizen of Senegalese origin and said he told authorities he wanted to vindicate Europe-bound migrantsAround 120 migrants feared dead after overloaded dingy sinks in Mediterranean Sy was being investigated on suspicion of kidnapping, intention to commit a massacre, arson and resisting law enforcement, with terrorism as an aggravating circumstance since the event caused panic. Prosecutors said they have found no evidence of Islamic radicalization or ties to extremists, saying it appeared the bus driver acted alone.
The driver threatened the passengers, telling them"no one would survive today" as he commandeered the bus, De Marchis said. "We were all very afraid because the driver had emptied the gas canister onto the floor He tied us up and took all the telephones so we could not call the police," the student said.
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