Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed in an attack on a United Nations convoy near the eastern Congolese city of Goma. The U.N. World Food Program says at least two other people were killed and several more injured in the attack Monday that killed Italian ambassador Luca Attanasio. An undated handout picture of Italian ambassador Luca Attanasio. A WFP statement said the delegation was traveling from Goma to visit a WFP school feeding program in Rutshuru when the incident took place. "I am shocked & heartbroken by the killing of my good friend & colleague Ambassador Luca Attanasio,” he wrote.

Source: Ethiopian News February 22, 2021 12:45 UTC