One aid worker wounded in Butembo
Butembo, North Kivu, DR Congo United Nations
1 wounded
One UN staff member was assaulted by a group of Butembo residents and alleged family members of an Ebola victim. A total of three UN staff were assaulted, with only one injured and treated at the local Ebola treatment center. This incident follows a trend of numerous attacks on aid workers in North Kivu throughout March 2019. Means of attack recorded as bodily assault. Actor Ebola victim families. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 2609.
People involved
No names have been released for this case.