Italy decries fatal UK raid in Nigeria

Britain's failure to consult Rome before a rescue operation that left two European hostages dead in Nigeria is "inexplicable," the Italian president said yesterday.
Italy said Britain did not inform it before Thursday's attempt, in conjunction with Nigerian forces, to rescue Briton Chris McManus and Italian national Franco Lamolinara, who were kidnapped last year.
The kidnappers killed the men while the raid to free them was under way, according to British government sources briefed on the matter.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has said the men were killed before the joint forces could reach their hideout in the northern state of Sokoto.