Italian ambassador killed in assault on UN peacekeepers in DR Congo
An Italian diplomat and a police officer have been killed whereas touring as a part of a UN peacekeeping mission within the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday.
The Italian International Ministry confirmed that Ambassador Luca Attanasio and a member of the nation’s Carabinieri police have been killed throughout an assault on a UN convoy within the metropolis of Goma in japanese Congo, close to the border with Rwanda.
Based on Rai Information, the top of the EU delegation in Congo’s capital Kinshasa was additionally touring with the convoy that was a part of a UN peacekeeping mission.
A spokesperson for the Virunga Nationwide Park instructed Reuters the ambush on the convoy was carried out as a part of a kidnapping try.
A number of armed teams are recognized to function within the space the place the assault occurred.
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