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| Belgian Emmanuel de Merode shot in DR Congo ambush | Belgian Emmanuel de Merode shot in DR Congo ambush |
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| The Belgian director of the Democratic Republic of Congo's famous Virunga National Park has been shot and seriously wounded in an ambush. | The Belgian director of the Democratic Republic of Congo's famous Virunga National Park has been shot and seriously wounded in an ambush. |
| Emmanuel de Merode's vehicle came under fire as he was travelling from the eastern city of Goma to the town of Rumangabo, according to a statement issued by the park. | Emmanuel de Merode's vehicle came under fire as he was travelling from the eastern city of Goma to the town of Rumangabo, according to a statement issued by the park. |
| Some of eastern DR Congo's numerous armed groups are based in the park. | Some of eastern DR Congo's numerous armed groups are based in the park. |
| More than 130 park rangers have been killed in Virunga since 1996. | More than 130 park rangers have been killed in Virunga since 1996. |
| Lawless region | Lawless region |
| Mr De Merode was shot in the chest, North Kivu Provincial Governor Julien Paluku told AFP news agency. | Mr De Merode was shot in the chest, North Kivu Provincial Governor Julien Paluku told AFP news agency. |
| "He's in a stable but critical condition," the park said on its Twitter account. | "He's in a stable but critical condition," the park said on its Twitter account. |
| Mr De Merode was driving unescorted from Goma to Rumangabo when gunmen ambushed his vehicle, according to Mr Paluku. | Mr De Merode was driving unescorted from Goma to Rumangabo when gunmen ambushed his vehicle, according to Mr Paluku. |
| Goma is about 50km (30 miles) from Rumangabo, the headquarters of Virunga National Park. | |
| The park - Africa's oldest - is home to 480 of the world's 790 remaining mountain gorillas. | The park - Africa's oldest - is home to 480 of the world's 790 remaining mountain gorillas. |
| It is one of the most ecologically diverse places on Earth and is on the UN list of World Heritage sites in danger. | It is one of the most ecologically diverse places on Earth and is on the UN list of World Heritage sites in danger. |
| The east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is a mostly lawless region, hit by conflict between the government and various armed groups. | The east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is a mostly lawless region, hit by conflict between the government and various armed groups. |
| Rumangabo had one of the three biggest military bases in the country before it fell to the rebels last year, |