Red Cross: Attacks on Guinea Aid Workers Increase Ebola Risks

The International Red Cross said its Ebola workers in Guinea are being attacked an average of 10 times per month, endangering efforts to stop the spread of the disease. In a statement Thursday, the International Red Cross said the most recent incident was Sunday in the town of Forecariah, western Guinea, where two workers were beaten while trying to conduct a safe burial for Ebola victims. Safe burials are crucial to stopping the spread of the disease, the Red Cross said, because dead...

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