Italian ambassador to DR Congo dies in attack on UN convoy
Luca Attanasio was travelling in convoy in east of country The Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo and a military policeman travelling with him have been killed in an attack on a United Nations convoy in eastern DRC, the Italian foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday.A spokesman for the Virunga National Park told Italian media that Luca Attanasio died while travelling in a Monusco convoy and that the attack was part of an attempt to kidnap UN personnel. Monusco is the UN’s peacekeeping force in DRC.