Paolo Gentiloni, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, talked on the phone with Abdul Hassan Mahmood Ali, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, who confirmed the killing of some twenty hostages and the release of thirteen.
The Bengali Minister said that the local authorities do not have information about the nationality of the victims yet.
Minister Mahmood Ali has assured Minister Gentiloni that he will provide information about the fate of our Nationals involved as soon possible.