Luca Attanasio Italian ambassador: killed in Congo

Luke Attanasio, was killed in Congo during a mission, aged 44, originally from the province of Varese, married, he was an Italian ambassador. Together with his wife Zakia Seddiki, she was in support of women in Africa, she had received the Nassiriya International Peace Prize. Graduated from Bocconi University in Milan with full marks, since 2017 he was a Kinshasa mission chief ambassador in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

On the occasion of the Nassiriya Prize, last October, he declared to the Salerno newspaper that: the job of ambassador was a very dangerous mission. What happened yesterday in the Congo? The ambassador lost his life together with Vittorio Iacovacci, a native of Latina, a carabiniere of his escort. He died in an attack on the United Nations convoy, near the town of Kanyamahoro, in Eastern Congo. According to an initial reconstruction of the facts, the attack was part of an attempt to rob United Nations personnel.

Luca Attanasio Italian ambassador, killed in Congo during a mission let's see how

Luca Attanasio was killed in Congo yesterday. The President of the Italian Republic confirmed that: the driver of the convoy also lost his life in the attack, there were 7 other people on board. It seems that the ambassador was shot, and died as a result of the injuries sustained around anine of the Italian hours.

Let's see together how he remembers Luke Attanasio the president of the regional council and also the priest of his country. The president writes on facebook: "oborn in Limbiate, he was known and loved with him Vittorio Iacovacci lost his life, il carabiniere of the sescort

here's what it says instead Don Valerio Brambilla, the parish priest of his country: “We are shocked! a humble and welcoming person arrived like a punch in the stomach, he wanted to greet his friends when he returned from his missions. He was keen to go to church and asked how things were going, he in turn told me about his things. Luca was a smiling, welcoming person and put you at ease. He was the father of three children, and he spent himself on everyone, regardless of culture and religion. For him, others were more important than his life. Then Don Valerio adds: we are also trying to understand how his return will take place. We respect the family and we will do nothing without sharing it with them.