REBELS KILL 15, ABDUCT KIDS IN EBOLA-HIT REGION

JOHANNESBURG Congolese rebels killed 15 civilians and abducted a dozen children in an attack at the centre of the latest deadly Ebola outbreak, Congo’s military said Sunday, as the violence again forced the suspension of crucial virus containment efforts.

“We condemn this attack,” said the World Health Organization’s directorgeneral, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, while a WHO regional official said it was “difficult to say how long” work would be affected.

Allied Democratic Forces rebels attacked Congolese army positions and several neighbourhoods of Beni on Saturday and into Sunday, Capt. Mak Hazukay Mongha told The Associated Press. The U.N. peacekeeping mission said its troops exchanged fire with rebels in Beni’s Mayangose area.

Last month, Ebola containment efforts were suspended for days in Beni after a deadly attack.