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Ebola treatment center in Congo set on fire as fear and anger over disease

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People set fire to an Ebola treatment center in a town at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo as fear and anger grow over a health crisis that doctors are struggling to contain.

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  1. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Residents burn an Ebola treatment center in Congo as anger grows over the outbreak (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    People have set fire to an Ebola treatment center in one of the towns at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo as fear and anger grows.

  2. WMUR

    Ebola treatment center in Congo set on fire (opens WMUR)

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    People set fire to an Ebola treatment center at the heart of the Congo outbreak after being stopped from retrieving the body of a local man, police said.

  3. Local News 8

    Protesters attack DRC treatment center as the WHO warns violence is threatening Ebola efforts (opens Local News 8)

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    By Caitlin Danaher, Larry Madowo, Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Friday that violence is impeding efforts to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after protesters demanding the return of a victim’s body set fire to a treatm…

  4. Los Angeles Times

    Residents burn an Ebola center in Congo as fear and anger grow over the outbreak (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The arson attack reflects the challenges of health workers trying to curb a rare Ebola virus by using stringent measures that might clash with local customs, such as burial rites.

  5. Forbes

    Ebola Treatment Center Burns Near Heart Of Deadly Outbreak, Report Says (Live Updates) (opens Forbes)

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    The Ebola outbreak death toll is nearing 150.

  6. WSVN Miami

    Residents burn an Ebola treatment center in Congo as anger grows over the outbreak - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    BUNIA, Congo (AP) — People set fire to an Ebola treatment center in a town at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo on Thursday after being stopped

  7. CNN

    Protesters set Ebola treatment center on fire in DRC, demanding return of body (opens CNN)

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    Protesters caused a blaze at a health facility treating Ebola patients in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday, burning down two hospital tents, a local politician told CNN.

  8. CBS News

    Ebola treatment center in Congo set on fire as fear and anger over disease (opens CBS News)

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    People set fire to an Ebola treatment center in a town at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo as fear and anger grow over a health crisis that doctors are struggling to contain.

  9. New York Post

    Congo residents set fire to Ebola treatment center as fear, anger grow over outbreak (opens New York Post)

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    People set fire to an Ebola treatment center in a town at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo after being stopped from retrieving the body of a local man, officials said.

  10. Digital Journal

    Riot hits DR Congo hospital as Ebola response angers victims' families (opens Digital Journal)

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    Rioters have burnt down hospital tents in a hotspot of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola epidemic, as many Congolese wrestle with fear, anger and

  11. Fox News

    Ebola treatment center set on fire in Congo after residents clash with authorities over victim's body (opens Fox News)

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    An Ebola treatment center in eastern Congo was set on fire by youths attempting to retrieve the body of a friend who reportedly died of the virus, a witness says.

  12. NBC News

    Residents burn an Ebola treatment center in DR Congo as anger grows over the outbreak (opens NBC News)

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    People set fire to an Ebola treatment center in a town at the heart of the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday after being stopped from retrieving the body of a local man.

  13. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Ebola treatment center set on fire (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    BUNIA, Congo -- People set fire to an Ebola treatment center in a town at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo on Thursday after being stopped from retrieving the body of a local man, a witness and a senior police officer said, as fear and anger grow over a health crisis that doctors are strug…

  14. Breitbart News

    Mob Denying Existence of Ebola Sets Congo Treatment Center on Fire (opens Breitbart News)

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    An Ebola treatment center in the Congo is set on fire during a brawl between local police and a mob of angry youths.

  15. The Columbian

    Residents burn Ebola center in Congo as fear and anger grow over outbreak (opens The Columbian)

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    BUNIA, Congo — People set fire to an Ebola treatment center in a town at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo on Thursday after being stopped from retrieving the body of a local man, a witness a

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