The Italian ambassador to the Congo and an Italian carabineri police officer were killed Monday while traveling in Congo in a UN convoy, according to the Italian Foreign Ministry.

In a brief statement, the ministry stated that Luca Attanasio and the officer were killed in Goma, while they were traveling in a convoy of the UN stabilisation mission in Congo.

“It is with deep sadness that the Foreign Ministry confirms the death, today in Goma, of the Italian ambassador,” the ministry said.

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