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Nurse killed, health worker hurt in attack on Ebola responders, WHO says
Associated Press reports that a nurse was killed and a health worker severely injured in Congo's Tshopo province, citing the World Health Organization.
The short version
- A nurse was killed and a health worker severely injured in an attack while responding to an Ebola alert in eastern Congo, according to WHO.[Associated Press]
- The attack took place Saturday in Bafwasende, Tshopo province, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.[Associated Press]
- Local authorities had not yet commented on the attack or the suspects, so official accounts remain pending.[Associated Press]
Key facts
- A nurse was killed and a health worker severely injured after being attacked while responding to an Ebola alert in Congo, according to the World Health Organization.[Associated Press]
- The attack took place on a Saturday in Bafwasende, Tshopo province, eastern Congo, according to WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.[Associated Press]
- Local authorities had not yet commented on the attack or the suspects.[Associated Press]
What remains uncertain
- Local authorities had not yet commented on the attack or the suspects, so the official account of the attack and those responsible is pending.[Associated Press]
- The casualty and location details are attributed to WHO in the only available reporting and have not been independently confirmed in that reporting.[Associated Press]
Sources
Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.
- Attackers kill nurse, severely injure health worker responding to Ebola case in eastern CongoAssociated Press · Wire: associated-press
- Attackers kill nurse, injure health worker responding to DRC Ebola caseAl Jazeera