Rome, January 18, 2022 – The alleged assassins of the Italian ambassador Luca Attanasio They were arrested by the Congo police. The Saronno diplomat was killed in an ambush on February 22, 2021 together with the carabiniere Vittorio Iacovacci and the driver Mustapha Milambo.
On social media Justin Kabumba, local correspondent of France24 and AP, and Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala, journalist of Reuters and Dpa, confirm that the authorities of North Kivu have announced this at a press conference in Goma.
#RDC???????? The Congolese police presented this Tuesday, January 18 to the military governor of North Kivu, the alleged assassins of the Italian ambassador, #Luca Attanasio, assassinated in February 2021, and the businessman, #Simba Ngezayo, killed in November 2020. @YesicaFisch pic.twitter.com/3vr5Twdu0O
– Justin KABUMBA (@kabumba_justin)
January 18, 2022
In the tweets of the journalists the photos and a video of the suspects delivered to the military governor of North Kivu. According to the Congolese police, the leader of the “Aspirant” gang is Attanasio’s killer, but he is still a fugitive. The gang’s goal was kidnap the diplomat and ask for $ 1 million in ransom, but something went wrong. However, confirmation from the central authorities is still missing.
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