PINOY/FOREIGN MOVIES
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — A police official says three Spanish aid workers have been kidnapped in the desert nation of Mauritania.
The official said the three were traveling in a convoy delivering humanitarian aid when they were attacked by armed men. The official asked not to be named because he is not authorized to speak to the media.
The gunmen took three of the aid workers hostage, including two men and a woman, the official said. He said they were attacked on the road linking Nouakchott, the capital, to the northern port of Nouadhibou.
The police officials said the workers were employed by a Spanish organization called Barcelona-Accio, which works in several African countries including Mauritania.
In 2007, four French tourists were killed in Mauritania by gunmen believed to be allied with an al-Qaeda-linked group.
The official said the three were traveling in a convoy delivering humanitarian aid when they were attacked by armed men. The official asked not to be named because he is not authorized to speak to the media.
The gunmen took three of the aid workers hostage, including two men and a woman, the official said. He said they were attacked on the road linking Nouakchott, the capital, to the northern port of Nouadhibou.
The police officials said the workers were employed by a Spanish organization called Barcelona-Accio, which works in several African countries including Mauritania.
In 2007, four French tourists were killed in Mauritania by gunmen believed to be allied with an al-Qaeda-linked group.
Manila Time
as
Post a Comment