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Bosonic

(3,746 posts) Thu Sep 18, 2014, 03:27 PM Sep 2014

Ebola outbreak: Health team 'found dead' in Guinea [View all]

Last edited Thu Sep 18, 2014, 04:57 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: BBC

Officials in Guinea searching for a team of health workers and journalists who went missing while trying to raise awareness of Ebola have found several bodies.

A spokesman for Guinea's government said the bodies included those of three journalists in the team.

They went missing after being attacked on Tuesday in a village near the southern city of Nzerekore.

More than 2,600 people have now died from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-29256443

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Ebola outbreak: Health team 'found dead' in Guinea [View all] Bosonic Sep 2014 OP

Smart. Just like those geniuses who broke into a quarantine center and stole TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #1

Maybe their religion told them to do it. nt valerief Sep 2014 #2

Probably true. AngryAmish Sep 2014 #11

And not to forget human stupidity. chrisa Sep 2014 #41

I would guess this is panic and of course anger. jwirr Sep 2014 #6

Lawlessness and ignorance kills seveneyes Sep 2014 #3

bodies found Bosonic Sep 2014 #4

No good deed goes unpunished. Brigid Sep 2014 #5

Have mercy Aerows Sep 2014 #7

K&R nt Mnemosyne Sep 2014 #8

That will curb enthusiasm to go there and help seveneyes Sep 2014 #9

This is fucking insane: stoned, slit throats, and thrown in the latrine muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #10

Since Guinea is predominently Muslim, I'd be interested knowing if Muslims snagglepuss Sep 2014 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author closeupready Sep 2014 #21

Thousands were murdered like this in Rwanda, assisted by Catholic & Protestant churches. uppityperson Sep 2014 #32

Were the victims locals or westerners?? Blue_Tires Sep 2014 #35

All Guinean, I think muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #38

They say NO! PeoViejo Sep 2014 #12

You heard it here first: XemaSab Sep 2014 #13

MURDERED...Eight dead in attack on Ebola team in Guinea. �Killed in cold blood. undeterred Sep 2014 #15

As if this nightmare could not get worse, Tumbulu Sep 2014 #16

Well, the barbarians who murdered them certainly geek tragedy Sep 2014 #17

Because torture is sometimes ok? closeupready Sep 2014 #22

Who said torture was ok? nt geek tragedy Sep 2014 #23

You did. closeupready Sep 2014 #24

Torture is one human being deliberately geek tragedy Sep 2014 #25

Maybe so, but you've got some really ugly, despicable views here. closeupready Sep 2014 #27

Given that they're killing anyone who tries to help geek tragedy Sep 2014 #28

That makes no sense from a public health standpoint. closeupready Sep 2014 #29

Sure it does, if you quarantine. geek tragedy Sep 2014 #30

Why would you quarantine infants? closeupready Sep 2014 #31

Because they're surrounded by people who will kill geek tragedy Sep 2014 #34

I nominate closeupready to go bring those infants medicine NickB79 Sep 2014 #36

Done. closeupready Sep 2014 #37

Agreed LeftishBrit Sep 2014 #40

Yeah ... ditto ... Trajan Sep 2014 #26

Horrible. Quantess Sep 2014 #18

As if another reason to not go anywhere near Africa was needed GOLGO 13 Sep 2014 #19

Are you seriously saying nasty acts like this are a good reason to avoid an entire continent? uppityperson Sep 2014 #33

a dangerous job to try to help some remote areas. The people are suspicious & ignorant. Sunlei Sep 2014 #20

Truly horrible LeftishBrit Sep 2014 #39