Angry crowds clash at DR Congo Ebola site as police disperse with shots

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Angry crowds clash at DR Congo Ebola site as police disperse with shots
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Police fired shots in the air to disperse angry crowds at an Ebola treatment centre in Mongwalu, DR Congo, where relatives demanded the bodies of loved ones who died from Ebola; unrest followed prior attacks on isolation tents. Red Cross volunteers are carrying out safe burials under police protection as the outbreak triggers regional coordination and funding efforts from Africa CDC and international partners, including Uganda, South Sudan and South Africa.

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