Tyrone missionary shot in Africa

A Christian missionary from Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, was shot in her home in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during a robbery at the weekend.

Maud Kells (75), a missionary with the Christian group WEC International, is in a stable condition in hospital after being shot twice and wounded in the shoulder.

Ms Kells, who received an OBE in the New Year’s honours list for her services to people in the DRC, has worked in the country since 1968, initially as a nurse and now in rebuilding projects.