Italian Ambassador Killed in Congo While in UN Convoy

Monday, 22 February 2021 07:00 AM EST ET

ROME (AP) — The Italian ambassador to Congo and an Italian carabineri police officer were killed Monday while traveling in Congo in a U.N. convoy, the Foreign Ministry said.

In a brief statement, the ministry said Luca Attanasio and the officer were killed in Goma. They were traveling in a convoy of the U.N. stabilization mission in Congo. There were no other details.

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The Italian ambassador to Congo and an Italian carabineri police officer were killed Monday while traveling in Congo in a U.N. convoy, the Foreign Ministry said.In a brief statement, the ministry said Luca Attanasio and the officer were killed in Goma. They were traveling...
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