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Rebels deny role in Italian diplomat’s killing in Congo

A Hutu rebel group, known as the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), has denied any role in Monday’s killing of Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Luca Attanasio, 43, died in hospital after the United Nations convoy he was traveling in came under fire near the eastern town of Goma. An Italian military police officer traveling with the ...

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