§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether any Arab terrorists were subsequently identified by police inquiries as responsible for the incident on 3 June 1985 when a bomb was placed outside the Syrian embassy in London; and whether any charges were subsequently brought against any person or persons.
§ Mr. HurdNo one has been charged in connection wit h this incident. A suspect was arrested by the Italian authorities on 2 July 1985 in Rome in connection with the investigation of a number of terrorist offences throughout Europe. He was questioned by the Metropolitan police about the bomb at the Syrian Embassy in London on 3 June 1985. He has since been charged with an offence under Italian law and is at present awaiting trial in Italy.