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Two abducted Russian pilots in Sudan's Darfur freed

Xinhua, June 6, 2015 Adjust font size:

Two Russian pilots kidnapped in Sudan's Darfur region in February were freed on Saturday, according to local official sources.

"They have been freed and are on their way to Khartoum (the capital of Sudan)," an official source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity, without giving more details on how they were released.

The two Russian pilots, who worked for the United Nations- African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), were abducted in February by an unidentified armed group in central Darfur when they were heading from a market to the mission base in Zalenge town.

Similar incidents of kidnapping humanitarian workers and UNAMID personnel have happened several times in the Darfur region, while the Sudanese government has managed to secure the release of the abducted without losing their lives and paying ransom. Endit