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.
“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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