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| Abducted Chinese oil worker found alive in Sudan | |
| 2008-11-01 | |
| The Chinese Embassy said Friday that a fourth Chinese oil worker has been found in Sudan after a hostage ordeal that left at least four colleagues dead and exposed security failings in the industry. Nine Chinese oil workers were abducted in Sudan's volatile South Kordofan state on October 18. Four bodies have since been retrieved. Sudanese forces discovered the fourth man in the area where the hostage taking unfolded and preparations were being made to fly him to Khartoum on Friday, said Beijing's ambassador to the oil-rich African country. "The preliminary information that we have is that he does not have gunshot injuries. They told me he is ok - so, so. But I'm sure he needs very good care," ambassador Li Chengwen said. "We're trying to retrieve him today," he added.
The circumstances remain unclear surrounding both the discovery of the fourth worker and the four deaths, with discrepancies between both the official Chinese and Sudanese version of events. Beijing spoke of a rescue attempt and diplomats say they "understood" that the hostages were caught in crossfire, but Sudan denies any confrontation, saying the abductors spotted a helicopter, panicked and started shooting. The three who were plucked alive from the wilds of South Kordofan last Tuesday had "escaped," Sudan said. The government blamed Darfur rebels from the Justice and Equality Movement for the abductions, but local officials and diplomats pointed the finger at disaffected members of the Messeria tribe. The Messeria were blamed for abducting four Indian oil workers and their Sudanese driver in Heglig in South Kordofan last May. Two of the Indians escaped alive, one was released and the other is missing, presumed dead. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 but the survivor will dedicate his life to bringing the criminals to justice? Never heard of it. You should submit it as a plot workup. Our studio will take a look and turn it down while mildly adjusting facets and pushing it out for minor release and DVD returns /Fat f*cking movie guy you never heard of but you stay poor and he gets rich....oh, and a big Obama supporter....as long as dem tax loopholes for particulars stay in place, k? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-11-01 00:28 |