Press release

FCO Minister shocked by terrorist attack in Volgograd

Minister for Europe condemns terrorist attack on Russian train station

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and The Rt Hon David Lidington CBE
• Published: 29 December 2013

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David Lidington, the Minister For Europe, has commented on the terrorist attack on the train station in the Russian city of Volgograd which has killed and injured a number of people.

Minister Lidington said:

I was shocked to learn of the terrorist attack in Volgograd this morning, which I condemn in the strongest possible terms. My sympathies go out to all those affected by this appalling act, and particularly to those who have lost loved ones.

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Published 29 December 2013