This archive report was first published on 28 November 2019.
At least three Ebola workers have been killed in an attack by an armed group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a local UN source, who spoke on Thursday, November 28, 2019.
The attack occurred overnight in Biakato, Ituri province, where Ebola workers lived, and was carried out by an armed group. A person working for the Congolese health ministry and two drivers were among those killed.
One person is reported missing and five others were wounded in the attack, the source said.
Another attack in Mangina, also in Ituri province, was repelled.
"Attacks by armed groups in Biakato Mines and Mangina in #DRC have resulted in deaths and injuries amongst #Ebola responders," World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a tweet.
"We are heartbroken that our worst fears have been realised. Our focus is caring for the wounded and ensuring staff at other locations are safe."
The Ebola outbreak in North and South Kivu and Ituri provinces has killed 2,199 people since August 1, 2018, according to the latest official figures.
It is the Democratic Republic of Congo's 10th Ebola epidemic and the second deadliest on record after an outbreak that struck West Africa in 2014-16, claiming more than 11,300 lives.
