Two employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) were kidnapped on Saturday in Mali, the Malian branch of the NGO said on Twitter.
“We confirm the kidnapping of two of our colleagues this morning between Gao and Kidal”, specifies the ICRC. “Present in Mali for 32 years, the ICRC is a neutral, independent and impartial organization.” “We ask not to speculate on this incident so as not to make its resolution more difficult,” he added. Since 2012, Mali has been in the grip of a serious security crisis and violence, in particular the kidnapping of foreigners and Malians, is frequent. The motives for these kidnappings range from ransom demands to acts of retaliation. In February, a World Health Organization (WHO) doctor who had been abducted in the country was released.
AFP