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8 Ebola healthcare workers killed by villagers using machetes and clubs
If you're wondering why we're sending the military...I'm speculating the primary mission will be to protect health care workers ...
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29256443
Killed in cold blood'
On Thursday night, government spokesman Albert Damantang Camara said the victims had been "killed in cold blood by the villagers".
The bodies showed signs of being attacked with machetes and clubs, officials say.
Six people have been arrested and the village is now reportedly deserted.
The motive for the killings has not been confirmed, but the BBC's Makeme Bamba in Guinea's capital, Conakry, says many villagers accuse the health workers of spreading the disease.
Others still do not believe that the disease exists.
Last month, riots erupted in Nzerekore, 50 km (30 miles) from Wome, after rumours that medics who were disinfecting a market were contaminating people.
On Thursday night, government spokesman Albert Damantang Camara said the victims had been "killed in cold blood by the villagers".
The bodies showed signs of being attacked with machetes and clubs, officials say.
Six people have been arrested and the village is now reportedly deserted.
The motive for the killings has not been confirmed, but the BBC's Makeme Bamba in Guinea's capital, Conakry, says many villagers accuse the health workers of spreading the disease.
Others still do not believe that the disease exists.
Last month, riots erupted in Nzerekore, 50 km (30 miles) from Wome, after rumours that medics who were disinfecting a market were contaminating people.
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