source: Aid Worker Security Database
actor1: Rioters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: Civilians (Democratic Republic of Congo)
location: Lolwa
notes: On 13 January 2020, four aid workers were attacked and assaulted by community members in Bandibwane village, near Lolwa (Mambasa, Ituri). It was reported the workers were attacked whilst attempting to take an infected corpse (assumed Ebola) from a house, with villagers believing they were removing organs from the body. The four victims were injured, two of them severely, and all were taken to the hospital. [size=no report]