David Cameron visits site of 'deeply shameful' Amritsar massacre - video

Wednesday, 20 Feb 2013

The prime minister visits the site of the 1919 Amritsar massacre in India, where hundreds of Indian civilians were shot dead by British forces. Cameron lays a wreath in the Jallianwala Bagh public gardens and leaves a note in the book of condolences. Cameron stopped short of offering a formal apology for the massacre, but called it a 'deeply shameful event'

Wednesday, 20 Feb 2013

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