Red Cross workers killed in Congo ambush

Six International Red Cross workers, including two foreigners, have been killed in the Goma region of northeastern Congo in the worst single attack on the organisation in five years.

The team was attacked yesterday afternoon as it was driving in vehicles marked with the Red Cross on what was considered a safe road near the town of Bunia to assess the needs of the many displaced in the area, said spokeswoman Antonella Notari.