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Italian ambassador killed in attack on UN convoy in Congo, officials say

Italian ambassador, Carabiniere killed in attack in Congo - English

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 22 - Italy s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luca Attanasio, and a Carabiniere, Vittorio Iacovacci, were killed in an attack on a World Food Programme (WFP) convoy travelling from Goma to Bukavu in the African country on Monday, well-informed sources told ANSA.     Attanasio, 43, from Limbiate near Monza, died in hospital of gunshot wounds to the abdomen after arriving in hospital in critical condition, a high-ranking diplomat told AFP in Kinshasa.     The diplomat, who had spoken of setting an example in a dangerous cause, is survived by his mother, wife and three young daughters.     Iacovacci, who was part of the ambassador s security detail, was 30 and from Sonnino near Latin south of Rome. He had been serving at the Italian embassy in the DRC since September.

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