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| Queen 'shocked' at US shootings | Queen 'shocked' at US shootings |
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| The Queen is shocked and saddened at the shootings on a college campus in Virginia, US, in which 33 people died, Buckingham Palace has said. | The Queen is shocked and saddened at the shootings on a college campus in Virginia, US, in which 33 people died, Buckingham Palace has said. |
| The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are to pay a two-day visit to Virginia on 3 and 4 May as part of their first official US trip in 16 years. | The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are to pay a two-day visit to Virginia on 3 and 4 May as part of their first official US trip in 16 years. |
| They will mark the 400th anniversary of the English settlement at Jamestown. | They will mark the 400th anniversary of the English settlement at Jamestown. |
| UK Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has also extended her condolences to the families of those affected. | UK Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has also extended her condolences to the families of those affected. |
| Speaking at the United Nations in New York, Mrs Beckett said: "Can I first say how appalled everyone is by the terrible news from Virginia. | Speaking at the United Nations in New York, Mrs Beckett said: "Can I first say how appalled everyone is by the terrible news from Virginia. |
| "Our deepest sympathy and our condolences of course go to that community and to all of those whose families are directly affected." | "Our deepest sympathy and our condolences of course go to that community and to all of those whose families are directly affected." |
| Deadly attacks | Deadly attacks |
| The deadly attacks happened early on Monday morning at the Virginia Tech university in the town of Blacksburg. | The deadly attacks happened early on Monday morning at the Virginia Tech university in the town of Blacksburg. |
| As well as the 33 fatalities, about 15 people were hurt and the gunman, who has not yet been identified, also died. | As well as the 33 fatalities, about 15 people were hurt and the gunman, who has not yet been identified, also died. |
| The incident has claimed more lives than any other US school shooting tragedy. | The incident has claimed more lives than any other US school shooting tragedy. |
| The Home Office Minister, Tony McNulty, was a student at Virginia Tech in the 1980s and returned to visit the university around two weeks ago. | |
| He told BBC Radio Five Live: "There is, as people know, a really deeply ingrained culture towards gun ownership in the States - Virginia as well as anywhere else. | |
| "It just hasn't been - happily - matched here in anyway. But Blackburg and Virginia - these are very, very safe places. I had no difficulties at all while I was over there studying for about 18 months. " | |
| He said he also felt "completely, completely safe" when he returned to give a lecture at the department where he studied. | |
| "In that context, it's just a stark tragedy that really does chill you to the bone," he said. |