Giovanni Lo Porto (23 June 1977 – 15 January 2015)[1] was an Italian aid worker. In January 2012, he was abducted by militants while working in the Pakistani city of Multan, along with a German colleague, Bernd Muehlenbeck. Muehlenbeck was later freed inside Afghanistan. Lo Porto was accidentally killed in one of a series of unmanned aircraft strikes in Waziristan, Pakistan, along with American contractor Warren Weinstein, and American al Qaeda leaders Ahmed Farouq and Adam Gadahn.[2][3]
Giovanni Lo Porto | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 June 1977 |
| Died | 15 January 2015 (aged 37) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Aid worker |
See also
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edit- ^ Guion, Payton (23 April 2015). "Giovanni Lo Porto: Who was the Italian citizen killed by a US drone strike in Pakistan". The Independent. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "American Warren Weinstein and Italian Giovanni Lo Porto killed after US operation against al Qaeda on Pakistan, Afghanistan border". News.com.au. 24 April 2015. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Obama: 2 hostages accidentally killed in drone strike". USA Today.
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