MSF office looted

Five armed men broke into the Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) compound in Harper, near Liberia’s border with Cote d’Ivoire, on 3 October and stole about US $8,000, Claudette Picard, head of MSF’s office in Harper, told IRIN. “Three of the men went into the office and our guards reported that two remained outside,” Picard said on Friday. “Both our guards were beaten and tied up and our expatriate logistician lightly injured across his back with a knife.” “I do not think that they intended to harm us but wanted to loot,” she said. MSF has been assisting the hospital in Harper, located in the south-eastern county of Maryland, for the past 18 months. Its assistance has included providing surgical support and drugs, and rehabilitating ward infrastructure. “MSF is currently reviewing its future long-term involvement in Maryland County,” Picard said.