Italy on Thursday held a state funeral for its ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo and his bodyguard killed in an ambush that a cardinal said should prompt everyone to "hear the cry" of a people devastated by violence. Soraya Ali reports.
Flags flew at half mast in Rome on Tuesday as Italy paid its respects to the country's envoy to Democratic Republic of Congo, his bodyguard and their driver who were killed in an ambush. David Doyle reports.
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