Congo politician beaten to death after urging Ebola prevention on radio, party says
Marie-Celestin Karondwa was attacked after urging Ebola prevention, and the party said the assailants beat him, looted his belongings and set his house on fire.
- On Sunday, Marie-Celestin Karondwa, a senior leader of the UDPS, was beaten to death in Butembo, North Kivu, following a radio appearance where he promoted Ebola prevention measures.
- The UDPS federation stated Karondwa was an "innocent victim for having defended the party's position" on Ebola, which has infected 8,067 people and killed 3,901 in the DRC.
- Attackers beat Karondwa, looted his belongings, and set his house on fire; the incident marks the latest in a series of attacks on Ebola response teams.
- On Saturday, armed men attacked a hand-washing checkpoint in nearby Beni, killing at least one person and wounding several others, a local civil society group reported.
- Authorities have not identified the perpetrators or motive for the attack on Karondwa, and the mayor of Butembo did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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DR Congo politician beaten to death after urging Ebola prevention on radio, party says
A senior member of Congo's ruling party was beaten to death after taking part in a radio program to raise awareness about the Ebola outbreak, a party representative said on Monday.
Unknown assailants looted his belongings and set fire to his house - It is unclear who committed the attack and how many people participated in it
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Congo politician beaten to death after urging Ebola prevention on radio
A senior member of Congo’s ruling party was beaten to death after taking part in a radio programme to raise awareness about the Ebola outbreak, a party representative said on Monday. The incident happened on Sunday in Butembo, North Kivu province, which has recently become a hotspot in the ongoing Ebola outbreak. Marie-Celestin Karondwa, acting president of the UDPS party’s federal executive committee in Butembo and a party spokesperson, was…
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