Italian ambassador killed in Congo while in UN convoy
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The Italian ambassador to Congo and an Italian carabinieri police officer were killed on 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 UN stabilization mission in Congo. There were no other details.
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