Italian ambassador Luca Attanasio killed in DRC
A convoy was attacked on Monday morning during an attempted kidnap by assailants near the town of Kanyamahoro, near Goma
22 February 2021 - 15:42
Goma — Italy’s ambassador to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and two other people were killed on Monday in an attack on a UN convoy in eastern Congo, Italy’s foreign ministry and park authorities said.
The convoy was attacked at about 10.15am (8.15am GMT) during an attempted kidnap by assailants near the town of Kanyamahoro, a few kilometres north of the regional capital Goma, the Virunga National Park told Reuters...
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