Funeral tensions ignite Ebola clinic blaze in Ituri, DR Congo
TL;DR
Residents in Ituri, DR Congo, set alight an Ebola treatment centre after authorities refused to release a body for burial, underscoring distrust of the outbreak response; six patients were transferred to hospital as health workers resume operations and WHO warns the outbreak may be larger than reported.
- Ebola tensions rise as treatment centre torched in DR Congo’s Ituri Al Jazeera
- Protesters set Ebola treatment center on fire in DRC, demanding return of body CNN
- Angry crowd sets Ebola hospital tents on fire in DR Congo BBC
- Congo police fire warning shots in burial dispute after suspected Ebola death Reuters
- Residents burn an Ebola treatment center in Congo as anger grows over the outbreak AP News
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