DRC police fire tear gas at families trying to reclaim Ebola victim’s body

Police have fired tear gas and opened fire at community members in Ebola-stricken eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The unrest broke out as families attempted to recover the body of a confirmed Ebola victim in Mongbwalu, the epicentre of the outbreak in Ituri province. Police and health workers later secured the body and carried out a safe burial. The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now risen to 710. 149 people have died from the virus.

Al Jazeera's Alain Uaykani has more from Goma.

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