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Italian ambassador killed in Congo remembered for humanitarian work
Feb 23, 2021 rome bureau chief
Murdered Italian ambassador to Democratic Republic of Congo, Luca Attanasio, pictured in a Dream center of Sant Egidio in Kinshasa, that works with people living with HIV/AIDS. (Credit: Sant Egido.)
Italian Ambassador Luca Attanasio was remembered by his parish priest as a “light that breaks through the fog, illuminates and warms,” after he was killed in an attack in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
ROME – Italian Ambassador Luca Attanasio was remembered by his parish priest as a “light that breaks through the fog, illuminates and warms,” after he was killed in an attack in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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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
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