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[h=1]Bandits in Guinea steal blood containing EBOLA: Minibus carrying contaminated samples is robbed as officials plead for their safe return[/h]
The robbers held up a minibus near the town of Kissidougou which was transporting the samples from central Kankan prefecture to the test site 165 miles away in southern Gueckedou.
The blood was stored in a sealed container and was being escorted by four Red Cross officials. It is believed the bandits had no idea what it was they were stealing and may have thought there was cash hidden inside the container.
Children climb a wall to see a helicopter land in Gueckedou, Ginea. Officials in Guinea say bandits stole a cooler containing blood samples that are believed to be infected with the Ebola virus
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- Blood samples stolen from a minibus en route to test centre
- The robbers are thought to have no idea what they have stolen
- Ebola has killed over 5,000 people in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea
- Cuban doctor who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone arrives in Switzerland
The robbers held up a minibus near the town of Kissidougou which was transporting the samples from central Kankan prefecture to the test site 165 miles away in southern Gueckedou.
The blood was stored in a sealed container and was being escorted by four Red Cross officials. It is believed the bandits had no idea what it was they were stealing and may have thought there was cash hidden inside the container.
Children climb a wall to see a helicopter land in Gueckedou, Ginea. Officials in Guinea say bandits stole a cooler containing blood samples that are believed to be infected with the Ebola virus
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