THe BBC reports that kidnappers are demanding a ransom for the three Belgian aid workers from Médecins Sans Frontières who were taken Wednesday. Two local workers kidnapped at the same time were set free. Meanwhile, the 13 aid agencies that have been forced out of the country in recent days by the government, following the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for the country’s president, say that the UN and the government are unable to fill the aid gap. AllAfrica
Posted by Ellen Wallace on 13 March 2009 at 8:23 |
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News story, GenevaLunch, 13 March 2009.
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Tags: aid workers, Darffur, Medecins Sans Frontieres, Sudan
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