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1 Killed In Latest Attack On Ebola Treatment Center In Congo

An Ebola treatment center in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been attacked for a second time in the past month, as the country deals with one of the largest outbreaks of the epidemic in history.
A police officer stands guard in front of a window riddled with bullet holes in an Ebola treatment center, which was attacked in the early hours of the Saturday morning in Butembo. The Democratic Republic of Congo is currently experiencing one of the largest Ebola outbreaks ever.

As the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to experience a deadly Ebola outbreak, armed assailants attacked an Ebola treatment center in the eastern city of Butembo early Saturday morning. A police officer was killed, according to The Associated, and health workers were wounded.

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