Guinea - Three journalists killed while covering visit by Ebola education team

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The dangers to media personnel are growing amid mounting panic about the epidemic Three journalists were among a total of at least eight people who were lynched by villagers during a health team's visit to a remote part of southeastern Guinea on 16 September to inform the local population about the dangers of the Ebola virus. The bodies of the journalists and five other people were found yesterday in Womé, a village in Nzérékoré prefecture. The tragedy has highlighted the dangers to which (...)

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