William Hague has expressed solidarity with Israelis and offered “deepest condolences” to the family of the British women killed in yesterday’s bomb attack in Jerusalem.
The Foreign Secretary, addressing the House of Commons, condemned the attack and drew attention to the 30 victims, eight of whom were seriously injured.
The bomb near Jerusalem’s central bus station was the first in the city in seven years and the woman was the first British person to have been killed in a bomb in Israel since 2002.
Mr Hague said the family of the victim, Mary Jean Gardner, had been informed. He added: “Our Embassy in Tel Aviv and Consulate General in Jerusalem are doing everything possible to assist her family and those who were travelling with her.”
