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February 23, 2021

Italian Ambassador to Congo Among 3 Killed in Ambush of World Food Programme Convoy
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In the Democratic Republic of Congo, three people were killed Monday
following an ambush on a U.N. humanitarian convoy in the eastern region
of the country, near the city of Goma. Among the dead was the Italian
ambassador to Congo, Luca Attanasio, and a Congolese driver for the
World Food Programme. The group was headed to a World Food Programme
initiative at a school when their vehicles were reportedly hijacked by
unidentified armed men. Several others were injured. Over 2,000 people
in eastern Congo were killed in brutal attacks by armed groups last
year, and over 5.2 million have been displaced.


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