Two Chinese workers have been abducted by anti-Sudanese
government militants in western Sudan, Fong Fude, chargé
d'affaires at the Chinese Embassy in Khartoum, confirmed on
Tuesday.??
The rebels abducted the two Chinese workers on Saturday while
the latter were drilling water wells about 80 km from the western
Sudan's Buram City, Fong said.
The office of the North China Construction Company, the
abductees' employer, contacted the Chinese Embassy on Sunday and
reported the kidnapping, he added.
The embassy staff immediately held an emergency meeting to
discuss the necessary measures to rescue the two workers, Fong
said, adding that he had called the Sudanese Foreign Ministry and
other institutions several times, asking them to help solve the
problem.?
The Sudanese government has expressed deep regret for the
incident and vowed to take all necessary measures to ensure the
safety and immediate release of the two workers, Fong said.
(Xinhua News Agency March 17, 2004)