Militia Seizes Red Cross Workers
April 13 2010
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says eight of its staff, a Swiss citizen and seven Congolese, were kidnapped last week in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Reuters reports.
The aid team was kidnapped last Friday by Mai Mai armed militia, said Red Cross officials. They have been held near the remote area of Fizi in South Kivu province.
The Red Cross maintains a permanent presence in Bukavu, Uvira, Marungu and Fizi in South Kivu province. The team was...
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