Italian Ambassador killed in DRC

[NorthfleetNinja]

Reports on twitter are that the Italian ambassador to the Congo, Luca Attanasio, has been killed in eastern DRC.
Italian media are reporting that it was an attempted kidnapping. A member of the carabinieri travelling with him has also died.
If confirmed, I'm intrested to see how Italy respond.

 

[Snakecharmer]

Complete ban on exporting ice cream to the Congo...

 

[scalieback]

Reuters saying he was wounded and evacuated:

Two killed, Italian ambassador to Congo wounded in attack on U.N. convoy

Two people were killed and the Italian ambassador to Democratic Republic of Congo was wounded on Monday in an attack on a United Nations convoy in the east of the country, local park authorities said.

www.reuters.com

Two people were killed and the Italian ambassador to Democratic Republic of Congo was wounded on Monday in an attack on a United Nations convoy in the east of the country, local park authorities said.

The convoy was attacked near the town of Kanyamahoro at around 10:15 a.m. (0815 GMT) and was part of a kidnap attempt, the Virunga National Park told Reuters.

The identity of the two people who were killed was not immediately clear. The Italian ambassador was evacuated after park rangers intervened, the park said.

Many armed groups operate in and around Virunga, which lies along Congo’s borders with Rwanda and Uganda, and they have repeatedly attacked Virunga rangers.

E2A: Telegraph and others reporting he was one of the two killed:

Italian ambassador one of three killed in Congo kidnap attempt

The ambassador was travelling with a UN convoy

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[NorthfleetNinja]

Complete ban on exporting ice cream to the Congo...

Bit harsh

 

[Albertous]

Bit harsh

Harsh measures are called sometimes in situations like this.

 

[ThunderBox]

Reports on twitter are that the Italian ambassador to the Congo, Luca Attanasio, has been killed in eastern DRC.
Italian media are reporting that it was an attempted kidnapping. A member of the carabinieri travelling with him has also died.
If confirmed, I'm intrested to see how Italy respond.

Not good, RIP to his guards.

If a UN mission, the reaction will be words.

 

[NorthfleetNinja]

Harsh measures are called sometimes in situations like this.

But but they can still have pasta right?

 

[A signaller]

But but they can still have pasta right?

Naa, not without the sauce, and olive oil, both embargoed.

 

[NorthfleetNinja]

Guardian reporting it now also

Italian ambassador to DR Congo dies in attack on UN convoy | Italy | The Guardian

Luca Attanasio and two others killed in attack a few miles north of Goma in eastern DRC

amp.theguardian.com

 

[Cloth bomber]

I’m sure that yet again the populace of the DRC would like to thank Russia, and the late Mr Kalashnikov in particular, for their contribution to the Congo’s current state.

 

[AsterixTG]

Send in the Italian Special Forces - Who Cares Who Wins.

 

[RedDinger]

Harsh measures are called sometimes in situations like this.

But it might escalate, and Congo stop all exports of Um Bongo.

 

[postman_twit]

White flags flying over all government buildings in Rome as a precautionary measure.

 

[Stibbon]

Play 3rd World Shithole games ... win 3rd World Shithole prizes ...

 

[robinrocket111]

RIP to all the Italians involved, now let’s see how many years it takes the UN to respond. You can guarantee there’ll be at least a dozen meetings to decide on a meeting.!

 

[Tappet]

But it might escalate, and Congo stop all exports of Um Bongo.

A Congo Um Bongo Embargo?

 

[Mufulira42]

RIP to all the Italians involved, now let’s see how many years it takes the UN to respond. You can guarantee there’ll be at least a dozen meetings to decide on a meeting.!

And some completely dim political type to head up the UN Task Force of thousands

 

[Snakecharmer]

Send in the Italian Special Forces - Who Cares Who Wins.

 

[Snakecharmer]

White flags flying over all government buildings in Rome as a precautionary measure.

Might have ruffled a few feathers..

 

[triggerigger]

Is this near bongo bongo land?