Italian Antonio Di Lorenzo, 63, from the Tuscan city of Livorno, was killed at the Oberoi Hotel during the Mumbai terrorist attacks on November 28, 2008. Mr. Di Lorenzo was killed at the Oberoi Hotel. Mr. Lorenzo was killed by a grenade that was thrown during the initial part of the attack.
Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Franco Frattini also expressed condolences to the family of Antonio Di Lorenzo.Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Minister Frattini expresses his condolences over the death of Italian citizen Antonio Di Lorenzo in the attacks in Mumbai
Forty Italians were among the guests at the Oberoi Hotel. After the attack the hostages Oberoi Hotel these victims took refuge in the Italian consulate from where they were able to contact family members back home in Italy
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Antonio Di Lorenzo was from Livorno, Italy
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Mr. Di Livorno was age 63
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Mr. Di Livorno was killed at the Oberoi Hotel
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It is believed he was killed by a grenade during the first wave of terrorist attackswtop: A look at confirmed foreigner deaths in Mumbai
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Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs expressed condolences to the family of Antonio Di Lorenzo
