(ANSA) A man who hijacked and later torched a school bus with 50 children, two teachers and a janitor aboard near Milan in March 2019 on Wednesday got 24 years in jail for attempted murder.
Ousseynou Sy, 47, was found guilty and given the term which prosecutors had requested.
The crime was committed at San Donato Milanese.
Senegalese-Italian Sy was in full possession of his mental faculties when he hijacked the bus, experts ruled recently.
Sy had told the court he is neither a killer nor a terrorist despite his apparent attempt to kill the occupants of his vehicle.
