Posted on 03/20/2019 5:27:02 PM PDT by bitt
MILAN – Italian authorities say a bus driver transporting schoolchildren stopped his vehicle on a provincial highway, told the passengers to get off and then doused the interior with gasoline and set it on fire.
Italian media reported that the driver, an Italian of Senegalese origin, was immediately apprehended. The motive for the arson attack Thursday morning on the outskirts of Milan was unclear.
An official told Sky TG24 that the middle school-age children alerted authorities, aiding a speedy emergency response. Twelve children and two adults were taken the hospital but authorities reported only one injury.
Video showed firefighters dousing the bus that had been completely gutted by flames, leaving only the charred metal frame. ANSA said the bus was carrying about 50 children from the Lombard province of Cremona.
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Actually no.
“”While some colleagues were negotiating with him, others smashed the windows and got the passengers off the bus,” he continued. “That’s when the driver set the bus on fire.””
Who knows what is true here. Reporting is all over the place.
“an Italian of Senegalese origin,”
Dubya would approve
Well then, who were the passengers that he told to get off the bus before he set it on fire?
Sigh. I could be a better writer than 99% of journalists today.
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