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Laboratory technician arrested over medical theft in Chad

By , based on Alwihda Info

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The Ouaddaï National Police presented in Abéché a laboratory technician suspected of stealing medical equipment and supplies from a health centre in Birak, in Wadi-Fira province. Arrested at the entrance to the town, he remains presumed innocent while the investigation looks into possible accomplices, according to Alwihda Info.

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