Africa: Woman Attacked in Rome Over Ebola Fears

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A Stop Ebola sign along a major Monrovia street.
23 October 2014
allAfrica.com

Cape Town — A woman from Guinea has reportedly been attacked by angry bus passengers who told her she was infected by Ebola and had to get off, according to media reports.

The 26-year-old was allegedly beaten by a group of teenagers after they accused her of having the deadly virus.

“They told me that I had Ebola and that I had to get off the bus,” said Fataomata Sompare, who has been living in Italy for four years.

People at Grotte Celoni Tube station reportedly managed to save the woman, the police arrived and she was taken to hospital.

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