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    'It Was Unmistakably A Directed Attack': 4 Ebola Workers Killed In Congo

    The two overnight assaults on Ebola response teams also injured at least six people, according to the World Health Organization. The attacks come at a pivotal time for the fight against the disease.
    by Colin Dwyer Nov 28, 2019 2 minutes

    At least four Ebola response workers are dead and six others injured after a pair of attacks overnight against health facilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A World Health Organization official on Thursday described the killings as "unmistakably a directed attack at the [Ebola] response."

    The dead include a vaccinator and two drivers stationed at Biakato Mines — an Ebola response

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