More than they bargained for; Bandits in Guinea steal blood samples believed to be infected with Ebola – Yahoo News Canada

[T]he theft illustrates just how tricky it can be to traverse the back roads of West Africa.

The samples, stored in tightly wrapped vials tucked into a cooler bag, were in the care of a Red Cross courier who was among nine passengers sharing a taxi when three bandits on a motorbike led the attack near the town of Kissidougou, a local Red Cross official said.

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