DRC politician killed after Ebola awareness radio appearance, party says
Marie-Celestin Karondwa, a ruling-party official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was beaten to death on Sunday after a radio appearance about Ebola prevention, according to his party. The Guardian reported the account, citing a party statement covered by Reuters.
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A ruling-party official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was fatally beaten on Sunday after taking part in a radio discussion about Ebola, according to a party account reported by The Guardian.
The official, Marie-Celestin Karondwa, served as acting president of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) federal executive committee in Butembo, the report said.
The city's UDPS federation said Karondwa had used the programme to encourage measures to limit the disease's spread before he was attacked. The Guardian attributed those details to a party statement reported by Reuters.
The Guardian described Butembo as a new hotspot in the Ebola outbreak. The supplied excerpt does not identify the attackers or establish a motive for the killing.
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- The Guardian – Worldtheguardian.com
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