UN men kidnapped in Sudan
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November 6, 2010, Saturday
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THREE Latvian helicopter crewmen working for the United Nations have been kidnapped in western Sudan, a local Sudanese official and the UN World Food Program (WFP) said yesterday.
WFP Spokeswoman Emilia Casella said that the three men were seized on Thursday in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur province. She said they were contracted to the UN Humanitarian Air Service, which delivers aid to poverty-stricken Darfur.
"They are all Latvian nationals and are helicopter crewmen. We have no more information," Casella said. She declined to say whether the global body has received any demands for the men's release.
Abdel Hamid Kasha, the governor of South Darfur, accused the Justice and Equality Movement's rebels of abducting the men.
"They are behind the incident because they want to sow the seeds of confusion in the province," he said.
Kasha said the three men were kidnapped while getting out of a minibus in front of their residence in town.
WFP Spokeswoman Emilia Casella said that the three men were seized on Thursday in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur province. She said they were contracted to the UN Humanitarian Air Service, which delivers aid to poverty-stricken Darfur.
"They are all Latvian nationals and are helicopter crewmen. We have no more information," Casella said. She declined to say whether the global body has received any demands for the men's release.
Abdel Hamid Kasha, the governor of South Darfur, accused the Justice and Equality Movement's rebels of abducting the men.
"They are behind the incident because they want to sow the seeds of confusion in the province," he said.
Kasha said the three men were kidnapped while getting out of a minibus in front of their residence in town.
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