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In der Demokratischen Republik Kongo ist der Afrika-Korrespondent der "Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung" entführt worden.

[...] Der 43-jährige Journalist Thomas Scheen wurde im Osten des Landes von bewaffneten Milizionären gefangen genommen [...] die Männer seien in die Hände der Mai-Mai-Miliz gefallen.

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Quelle: tagesschau.de

N-TV meldet, er sei frei.
In Obhut der UN TRuppen.

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DR Congo Army Says Rescues Spanish Hostage
13.04.2010 - New York Times

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congo's army said on Tuesday it had rescued a Spanish doctor from rebels who had held him for nearly two weeks and reportedly shaved his hair for war fetishes. "Our special forces have liberated the doctor and he is now safe in army hands. Our commandos are bringing back the Spanish doctor now," Colonel Leon Kasonga told Reuters, adding he was in good health. Mario Zarza Manresa was seized on April 1 while travelling down the Congo River on a boat that was overrun by militants, who later attacked the capital of northern Equateur Province leading to two days of fighting that killed dozens ... mehr

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Demokratische Republik Kongo
Rebellen verschleppen acht Rotkreuz-Mitarbeiter
13.04.2010 - Spiegel

Im Osten der Demokratischen Republik Kongo haben Bewaffnete acht Mitarbeiter des Internationalen Roten Kreuzes verschleppt - darunter einen Schweizer. Die Hilfsorganisation verhandelt bereits mit den Geiselnehmern über eine Freilassung [...] von bewaffneten Rebellen der Mai-Mai-Miliz entführt worden ... mehr
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DR Congo rebels seize Red Cross workers
13.04.2010 - BBC

Eight Red Cross workers have been kidnapped in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the aid group says. The team, seven Congolese and one Swiss national, was seized by rebels on Friday in South Kivu as they returned from a trip to help displaced people [...] A Red Cross source told the BBC contact has been made with the pro-government Mai Mai Yakutumba militia holding them [...] The ICRC said their staff were being held in the vicinity of Fizi town in South Kivu where violent clashes had displaced thousands of civilians in recent months ... mehr


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DR Congo rebels release Red Cross workers
16.04.2010 - AFP

Eight Red Cross workers taken hostage in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last Friday have been freed unharmed. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said they were released unconditionally by the pro-government Mai Mai Yakutumba militia group ... mehr

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