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JUST IN: Italian Ambassador, Two Others Killed in DR Congo

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JUST IN: Italian Ambassador, Two Others Killed in DR Congo | Daily Report Nigeria
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Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Luca Attanasio, has been killed in an attack on a United Nation’s convoy. Two others in the convoy also died from the attack.

The convoy was attacked around 10:15 a.m. Monday in eastern Congo, Al Jazeera reported.

It was not immediately clear who was behind the attack as there was no immediate claim of responsibility.

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“The three fatalities have been identified as the Italian Ambassador to DRC, Luca Attanasio, an Italian embassy official, and a WFP driver,” the UN agency said in a statement

“The delegation was travelling from Goma to visit a WFP school feeding programme in Rutshuru when the incident took place.”

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