Luca Attanasio, 43, was shot in the stomach on Monday then died in hospital
Bodyguard Vittorio Iacovacci, 30, and his driver, who was not named, also died
UN convoy they were travelling in came under attack near city of Goma
A video purportedly showing the attack on the convoy has been released
Footage shows vehicles stopped on the road where the attack happened
Men wearing camouflage gear are seen advancing up the road towards a truck
Congolese officials said the attack was a botched kidnapping, and the hunt for those responsible is underway
Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) Luca Attanasio and two other people have been killed in an attack on a UN convoy in the African country’s restive east.
The convoy from the World Food Programme (WFP) was attacked at 10:30am during an attempted kidnapping near the town of Kanyamahoro, about 16km north of the regional capital, Goma, a spokesperson for Virunga National Park said.
Attanasio and a male Italian military police officer traveling with him were killed, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
A driver also died in the attack, diplomatic sources and
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