Bandits in Guinea steal blood samples believed to be infected with Ebola
The Guardian
Associated Press in Conakry
Friday 21 November 2014 13.05 EST
- Heist occurred from a taxi van on a road known for banditry
- Theres no way we can secure transport in all of this area
- Officials appealed on radio for the return of the samples
Bandits in Guinea got more than they bargained for when they stopped a taxi van and made off with blood samples which are believed to be infected with the deadly Ebola virus.
Authorities made a radio appeal on Friday, calling on the unidentified robbers to hand over the samples, which were stolen from the minibus taxi during its 265km (165-mile) journey from central Kankan prefecture to a test site in southern Gueckedou.
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