Jakarta: The Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), a World Food Programme (WFP) staff member, together with an Italian embassy official, were killed on Monday during an attack on a UN convoy in the east of the country, the agency has said.
A number of other passengers travelling in the joint field mission were injured, the agency said in a statement.
According to the agency, the group was travelling from Goma, the capital of the North Kivu province, to visit a WFP-run school feeding programme in Rutshuru (about 40 miles north of Goma).
"WFP will work with national authorities to determine the details behind the attack, which occurred on a road that had previously been cleared for travel without security escorts," the agency stated.
"WFP is in close contact with the Italian authorities through its offices at its Rome headquarters and in the DRC," it added.
According to media reports, there was no immediate claim of responsibility, although a number of armed groups are active in the region.
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