Another NGO, Action Contre la Faim (ACF) has also suspended its operations in the Ruzizi plains area near Uvira following the attack. An ACF vehicle was ambushed last month, nurses were beaten and equipment looted. “ACF strongly urges all warring factions to respect the civilian population as well as the humanitarian organisations trying to assist them,” an ACF statement said.
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