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Protesters kill longtime nurse treating Ebola patients in Congo

Straits Times26 October 2026, 16:40 UTCDemocratic Republic of the Congo

KINSHASA, Oct 26 - Youths killed a longtime nurse treating Ebola patients in eastern Congo and other health workers were sheltering under police guard, health officials said on Monday, in the latest in a series of attacks that have been fuelled by misinformation.

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