The Italian international ministry stated Luca Attanasio and a carabinieri police officer who was offering safety for him have been killed in Goma.
They have been touring in a UN convoy in Congo however the ministry supplied no different particulars.
The Reuters information company reported that the convoy was attacked close to the city of Kanyamahoro at round 10.15 am native time (8.15am GMT) and was a part of a kidnap try.