Sudan: 3 Chinese workers kidnapped, 1 missing
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January 14, 2013, Monday
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THREE Chinese workers were kidnapped by militants in Sudan's Darfur region on Saturday, and a Chinese engineer is missing there, officials with the Chinese Embassy in Khartoum said yesterday.
The Sudan branch office of China Railway 18 Bureau Group Co Ltd reported to the embassy that a construction site of the road between El Fasher and Um Keddada in North Darfur State came under attack by a group of armed militants at around 2pm local time on Saturday, according to an embassy official.
Three Chinese drivers who had been transporting building materials were kidnapped by the militants along with several Sudanese workers, the official said, adding that another Chinese engineer had gone missing when carrying out inspections along the road about two hours later.
No group or individual has yet claimed responsibility for the incident but Mohamed Suleiman Rabih, head of Kuma county of North Darfur State, confirmed the kidnappings yesterday.
The Sudanese army arrived at the scene immediately after learning the news, and was working hard to rescue the abductees and arrest the assailants, Rabih said.
The 168-kilometer road between El Fasher and Um Keddada is named the "West Salvation Road" by the Sudanese government. Its construction began in January 2010.
The Darfur region, in western Sudan, borders Libya, Chad and the Central African Republic. Local armed groups, citing government negligence in the region's development, have been launching anti-government attacks since 2003. Almost 10,000 people have been killed in the armed conflict, with about three million displaced.
The Sudan branch office of China Railway 18 Bureau Group Co Ltd reported to the embassy that a construction site of the road between El Fasher and Um Keddada in North Darfur State came under attack by a group of armed militants at around 2pm local time on Saturday, according to an embassy official.
Three Chinese drivers who had been transporting building materials were kidnapped by the militants along with several Sudanese workers, the official said, adding that another Chinese engineer had gone missing when carrying out inspections along the road about two hours later.
No group or individual has yet claimed responsibility for the incident but Mohamed Suleiman Rabih, head of Kuma county of North Darfur State, confirmed the kidnappings yesterday.
The Sudanese army arrived at the scene immediately after learning the news, and was working hard to rescue the abductees and arrest the assailants, Rabih said.
The 168-kilometer road between El Fasher and Um Keddada is named the "West Salvation Road" by the Sudanese government. Its construction began in January 2010.
The Darfur region, in western Sudan, borders Libya, Chad and the Central African Republic. Local armed groups, citing government negligence in the region's development, have been launching anti-government attacks since 2003. Almost 10,000 people have been killed in the armed conflict, with about three million displaced.
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