Milan, 17 May (LaPresse) – ‘Clearly, the investigators will carry out further inquiries, but what happened can be attributed to a situation of mental distress.’ This was stated by Matteo Piantedosi, Minister of the Interior, at the end of the summit at the Prefecture in Modena, regarding the events of yesterday afternoon in the city where Salim El Koudri mowed down the crowd with his car. ‘This obviously does not alter the tragic nature of the consequences and what happened; indeed, in some respects it is worrying,’ he said, ‘but given the nature of our work, it is reassuring to note that nothing had escaped our attention from the point of view of counter-terrorism prevention.’ “The psychiatric element is historically very, very evident, but the rest will be determined by the investigators. Today, what is most evident is this personal psychiatric condition,” he added, “the tragedy of the incident remains whatever the motivation.” To date, “what is most evident is the psychiatric condition,” reiterated the head of the Interior Ministry.
Modena, Piantedosi: ‘Act attributable to a state of mental distress’
Milan, 17 May (LaPresse) – ‘Clearly, the investigators will carry out further inquiries, but what happened can be attributed to a situation of mental distress.’ This was stated by Matteo Piantedosi, Minister of the Interior, at the end of the summit at the Prefecture in Modena, regarding the events of yesterday afternoon in the city where Salim El Koudri mowed down the crowd with his car. ‘This obviously does not alter the tragic nature of the consequences and what happened; indeed, in some respects it is worrying,’ he said, ‘but given the nature of our work, it is reassuring to note that nothing had escaped our attention from the point of view of counter-terrorism prevention.’ “The psychiatric element is historically very, very evident, but the rest will be determined by the investigators. Today, what is most evident is this personal psychiatric condition,” he added, “the tragedy of the incident remains whatever the motivation.” To date, “what is most evident is the psychiatric condition,” reiterated the head of the Interior Ministry.
