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Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by AnonPoet(op): 11:11am On May 22

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Protesters caused a blaze at a health facility treating Ebola patients in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday, burning down two hospital tents, a local politician told CNN.

Tensions flared Thursday when the relatives of a young man who died of Ebola tried to take his body “by force” from the Rwampara Hospital, according to Luc Mambele, vice president of Congolese political party A2RC.

A lethal Ebola strain has ripped through local communities in the area, triggering a global health emergency. Tests show that the Bundibugyo strain — which has no specific treatment or vaccine — is behind the outbreak. The DRC said Thursday that at least 160 deaths are thought to be linked to the disease. The government said there were 13 new confirmed cases Thursday, and a further 78 suspected cases in Ituri province.

After health authorities refused access to the young man’s body, family members responded by lobbing projectiles at the hospital tents, causing a fire to break out, the local official said.

Six patients were receiving treatment in the medical tents from the Alliance for International Medical Action at the time of the attack and are now being cared for in the hospital, ALIMA said in a statement.

The medical humanitarian organization warned against the spread of “incorrect or unconfirmed information circulating on social media and the internet,” which is likely to fuel fear, misinformation and mistrust toward health facilities.

In a video shared with CNN, Mambele describes being locked down at the hospital as police fire warning shots to disperse protesters from the burning tents.

Video from Reuters news agency showed a large blaze engulfing the medical tents, with their scorched frames standing over blackened hospital beds in the aftermath of the attack.

Officers from the national police force who were deployed to the scene worked swiftly to restore order, Mambele told CNN.

A[b] spokesperson for the DRC, Patrick Muyaya, condemned the attack, telling CNN that the locals responded by doing “exactly what they shouldn’t do.”
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Mambele said the incident exemplified the dangers of rising misinformation within the community. Many residents in Ituri province believe that “Ebola is a lie,” he told CNN.

“The population is not sufficiently informed or made aware of what is happening. To members of the most remote communities, Ebola is a White man’s invention; it doesn’t exist,” Mambele remarked.

The World Health Organization has officially declared the outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern,” but global risks remain low.

While only 64 Ebola cases have been officially confirmed, 671 cases are suspected, the DRC said Thursday. Health officials are also tracking more than 1,260 contacts in the country.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/21/africa/protesters-set-drc-ebola-hospital-on-fire-intl

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Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by unity004(m): 11:30am On May 22

Omo I fear person wey no fear ebola. Me wey drink and bath with salt that year.

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Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by Redoil: 11:31am On May 22

DUE TO LACK OF TRUST AND TOO MUCH LIES FROM GOVERNMENT
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“The population is not sufficiently informed or made aware of what is happening. To members of the most remote communities, Ebola is a White man’s invention; it doesn’t exist,” Mambele remarked.
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Tensions flared Thursday when the relatives of a young man who died of Ebola tried to take his body “by force” from the Rwampara Hospital, according to Luc Mambele, vice president of Congolese political party A2RC.

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Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by datola: 11:31am On May 22

Africaàaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

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Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by MadPolitician: 11:32am On May 22

Ebola is a lab fabricated disease designed to eliminate Africans in droves.
The same with HIV and others.
Untill Africans chase out all those western bio-laboratories stationed in different African cities, there will always be one ebola outbreak or the other every now and then.

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Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by WorkTheTalk(m): 11:33am On May 22*

These are the same people that want to travel to the USA for FIFA world cup so they can help spread Ebola to the rest of the world.

A black man is the cause of his predicaments.
DRC citizens are setting Ebola treatment centers on fire.
South Africans are killing and expelling other African countries citizens living in South Africa.
Nigeria APC government is giving save haven for terrorism to flourish.
But once Trump stop them from flooding into the US, they would call him racist.

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Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by olaiya2007(m): 11:33am On May 22

This people no know what they are up against

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Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by BewareOf419: 11:33am On May 22

And they are going to world cup, is this how they will set USA ablaze

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Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by emmabest2000(m): 11:34am On May 22

Redoil:
Tensions flared Thursday when the relatives of a young man who died of Ebola tried to take his body “by force” from the Rwampara Hospital, according to Luc Mambele, vice president of Congolese political party A2RC.

Dead body also suffer

Served them right

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Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by Eddaman77(m): 11:41am On May 22

Western colonialists trying by all means to cage we Africans, to append their superiority, to make us dance to their devilish rhythm, it will not work! That Patrice Lumumba man must be at the World Cup!

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Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by Guestmale: 11:42am On May 22

Cutting the head is not the medicine for headache.

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Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by Mrchippychappy(m): 11:49am On May 22

If they try to forcefully retrieve the body then they should be shot on sight. T
Poor education and lack of common sense has been very detrimental to Africa.

The last thing Africa needs is a disease outbreak as a result of the irrational actions of some uneducated bunch. The fact that you have choosen to remain uneducated shouldn't come at the expense of others.

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Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by Hotice085: 11:50am On May 22

datola:
Africaàaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Keep quiet what is Africa

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Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by iichidodo: 11:51am On May 22

All it will take is for one infected take a flight to the World Cup and roam around fans of the world...And the fans go home after the World Cup...boom.

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Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by ultraviolet27(f): 11:59am On May 22

DRC and ebola epidemic are 5 and 6 ever sincebthe year 1972 I don't think 2 years has passed by in that country which they don't have ebola crisis that viral disease is endemic to DRC because of the higher population of fruits bats in the Congo rain forest.

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Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by oldguyman: 11:59am On May 22

The family of the deceased knew what many of us don't know.

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Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by PulaPower: 12:00pm On May 22

Eddaman77:
Western colonialists trying by all means to cage we Africans, to append their superiority, to make us dance to their devilish rhythm, it will not work! That Patrice Lumumba man must be at the World Cup!

You get it..

DRC is a country that’s very rich in natural resources. According to DRC people, they’re usually doing this to them so as to reduce their population..

It’s a sick world bro..

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Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by EmmyMaestro(m): 12:03pm On May 22

Since Ebola has entered Congo, FIFA should allow Nigeria to take their place in the world cup

cool

Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by Guestmale: 12:07pm On May 22

iichidodo:
All it will take is for one infected take a flight to the World Cup and roam around fans of the world...And the fans go home after the World Cup...boom.

Why this evil thought and imagination?. God will not let that happen.

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Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by SixSeven: 12:09pm On May 22

Redoil:
DUE TO LACK OF TRUST AND TOO MUCH LIES FROM GOVERNMENT
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“The population is not sufficiently informed or made aware of what is happening. To members of the most remote communities, Ebola is a White man’s invention; it doesn’t exist,” Mambele remarked.
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Tensions flared Thursday when the relatives of a young man who died of Ebola tried to take his body “by force” from the Rwampara Hospital, according to Luc Mambele, vice president of Congolese political party A2RC.

[quote author=SixSeven post=139484823]

2008: Oil spike - H1N1 influenza

2014: Oil crash - Ebola Virus

2020: Oil crash - COVID pandemic

2026: Oil spike - Hantavirus pic.twitter.com/kOtiyIxf8W
— le.hl (@0xleegenz) May 8, 2026

The difference is that the conspiracy theorists fear Ebola more than Hanta. That's it. No further explanation needed but generally, the virus scare is becoming a joke I'm sorry to say because of the way our authorities have handled it, all over the world. The WHO had to release a statement to remind us that Ebola has no cure or vaccine. Pharma needs to make another money and Trump left the WHO chat. This is his first test to give them middle finger. Too much compromise and dishonesty in the world today.

So the ‘Scientists & Experts’ say Hantavirus comes from Rats - but have never seen an outbreak before, even in India?

Got it 👍 pic.twitter.com/0gZobe1zhK
— Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) May 15, 2026

When they saw that you guys were joking with Hantavirus and the fear mongering was not effective enough, they remembered Ebola. Unfortunately na Africans go suffer am once again. Watch out for discrimination against us. Yesterday, they diverted a flight because of a passenger they suspected to have Ebola. Despite the fact that we handled Ebola professionally in 2014, they refuse to highlight that but like the agenda of gloom and doom from Africa as news to the world.

The WHO knew Hantavirus was too weak to cause a global pandemic.

And since only Canada and Australia would've been retarded enough to play those Covid era lockdown games again...

They moved to Ebola and declared it a global health emergency. The WHO is a terrorist organization! pic.twitter.com/KVnbJ4slMP
— govt.exe is corrupt (@govt_corrupt) May 17, 2026

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Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by Heffalump(m): 12:12pm On May 22

unity004:
Omo I fear person wey no fear ebola. Me wey drink and bath with salt that year.

So you did that nonsense too? No wonder Tinubu is ruling you people anyhow cry

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Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by dangotesmummy: 12:13pm On May 22

Must everything be solved with violence. Who do Africa this kain thing

Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by meobizy(m): 12:15pm On May 22*

Lie lie CNN. This is why it’s best to research multiple sources. Notice how they didn’t give the odds of death. BBC claims it isn’t fatal at 30% out of a 100 people succumbing. The strains highlighted in the past were 90% fatal. It’s no wonder why the people have no fear. It’s a minute gamble over who will die.

I will always say it that a flu pandemic with such odds will not make national news in the western world. Their media wants to make Africa always look worse than them.

A lethal Ebola strain has ripped through local communities in the area, triggering a global health emergency. Tests show that the Bundibugyo strain — which has no specific treatment or vaccine — is behind the outbreak. The DRC said Thursday that at least 160 deaths are thought to be linked to the disease. The government said there were 13 new confirmed cases Thursday, and a further 78 suspected cases in Ituri province.

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Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by Circassian: 12:24pm On May 22

It's mostly due to ignorance and lack of common sense

dangotesmummy:
Must everything be solved with violence

Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by Reference(m): 12:26pm On May 22

MadPolitician:
Ebola is a lab fabricated disease designed to eliminate Africans in droves.
The same with HIV and others.
Untill Africans chase out all those western bio-laboratories stationed in different African cities, there will always be one ebola outbreak or the other every now and then.

Okay. They are after Africans abi.
What is Africa doing to solve it.
To contain it, and to stop the 'western laboratories' from wiping us all out.

Solution. Throw stones, start a fire and the problem will just burn away....

Where else in the world can this kind of stupidity take place. You are destroying property that is built to care for the sick, to save lives BECAUSE OF ONE PERSON, who is dead and his body kept because the corpse is still a danger to society.

I have not seen a race that cannot think before they act like this race I belong to, honestly.

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Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by maasoap(m): 12:30pm On May 22

Redoil:
DUE TO LACK OF TRUST AND TOO MUCH LIES FROM GOVERNMENT
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“The population is not sufficiently informed or made aware of what is happening. To members of the most remote communities, Ebola is a White man’s invention; it doesn’t exist,” Mambele remarked.
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Tensions flared Thursday when the relatives of a young man who died of Ebola tried to take his body “by force” from the Rwampara Hospital, according to Luc Mambele, vice president of Congolese political party A2RC.

Even too much misinformation, gross lack of awareness among the locals as well as high illiteracy. We like to blame governments for everything

Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by Angelfrost(m): 12:30pm On May 22

BewareOf419:
And they are going to world cup, is this how they will set USA ablaze

That's why only their players are getting approved visas, and they will be seriously tested at the airport.

Most nations have placed flight bans on Congo and their neighboring countries already.

Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by maasoap(m): 12:32pm On May 22

ultraviolet27:
DRC and ebola epidemic are 5 and 6 ever sincebthe year 1972 I don't think 2 years has passed by in that country which they don't have ebola crisis that viral disease is endemic to DRC because of the higher population of fruits bats in the Congo rain forest.

May be it is time their government started addressing the issue of primary source

Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by marlow1962(m): 12:52pm On May 22

Imagine the environment that they treat virus infected patients, lol Africans sha

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Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by Amalekki: 1:04pm On May 22

This is crazy.

We can come up with all sorts of positions and hypothesis but do not play with your health. Our common malaria easily humbles even a heavyweight champion until recovery.

Re: Protesters Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In DRC, Demanding Return Of Body by Mgreat(m): 1:05pm On May 22

Ignorance is a disease
Some people don’t just lack intelligence, they weaponize the absence of it

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