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Italy's ambassador to the Congo was killed in an attack on a UN convoy

The Foreign Ministry in Rome said Ambassador Luca Atensio was killed in the east of the country, along with another police officer who was on patrol.

According to authorities in Virunga National Park, the attack was part of a kidnapping attempt

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Monday, 22 February 2021, 13:24

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Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Luca Atanas killed today (Monday) attack on a UN convoy east of the country - foreign ministry said the Italian. According to the announcement, a military policeman who was in the convoy was also killed.

Authorities Virunga National Park said that the convoy Was attacked at 10:15 a.m., near the town of Kanyamahuru, as part of a kidnapping attempt.Many armed groups operate in and near the park.The park, where rare fateful animals live, lies along the borders with Rwanda and Uganda, and gunmen tend to attack patrollers in the area.

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