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Gunmen kidnap two Spanish aid workers from Kenyan camp
GARISSA, Kenya: Gunmen kidnapped two Spanish women working for Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) at Kenyas Dadaab refugee camp on Thursday, the third abduction of Westerners in Kenya by attackers linked to Somalia in a month.Kenyan police said they suspected Somalias Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabab insurgents were behind the kidnapping and that security forces had chased the abductors toward the border between the two countries, which has been sealed off. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. MSF said it had been unable to contact the two hostages and said it would not reveal their names until their families had been informed. We strongly condemn this attack, José Antonio Bastos, the president of MSF-Spain, said in a statement. MSF is in contact with all the relevant authorities and is doing all it can to ensure the swift and safe return of our colleagues. A spokesman at the Spanish Foreign Ministry confirmed the missing women were Spanish. Aid workers have been targeted for abductions on numerous occasions in Somalia, where kidnappings can be a lucrative business, but attacks in Kenya had been relatively rare until a recent spate of incidents. Posted by: Steve White 2011-10-14 |
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