Armed rebels from the Mai-Mai militia attacked Katwa hospital near the city of Butembo
at around 3.40 am , officers told AFP.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned the Butembo University Hospital attack and called on Congolese authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice. WHO data from April 9 put the number of confirmed or probable cases at 1,186, of which 751 had been fatal.
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