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Italian ambassador killed in Congo kidnap attempt
[WION] The Italian ambassador to Congo and an Italian Carabinieri police officer were killed Monday while travelling in Congo in a UN convoy, the Foreign Ministry said.In a brief statement, the ministry said Luca Attanasio and the officer were killed in Goma. They were travelling in a convoy of the UN stabilization mission in Congo. The convoy was attacked near the town of Kanyamahoro at around 10:15 am (0815 GMT) and was part of a kidnap attempt, the Virunga National Park said. The envoy, Luca Attanasio, "died of his wounds" after a convoy of the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) came under fire near Goma, the source said in Kinshasa. Two other people also died in the attack, Major Guillaume Djike, the army's spokesman in North Kivu province said, without identifying the casualties. Related: Congo: 2021-02-17 Suspected Islamists kill 10 people with knives, machetes in Congo Congo: 2021-02-08 DR Congo militia kills at least 12 in new attack Congo: 2021-02-02 Egypt to Extend Road from Salloum to Benghazi Related: Goma: 2021-02-18 Police foil terror attack in Dera Ismail Khan Goma: 2020-11-25 DR Congo Ex-Militia Leader Handed Life Sentence for War Crimes Goma: 2020-05-29 Libya Limp List Posted by: Besoeker 2021-02-22 |
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