{"id":184188,"date":"2014-10-17T13:06:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-17T13:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/gunmen-demand-ransom-for-east-darfur-engineers\/"},"modified":"2014-10-17T13:06:00","modified_gmt":"2014-10-17T13:06:00","slug":"gunmen-demand-ransom-for-east-darfur-engineers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/gunmen-demand-ransom-for-east-darfur-engineers","title":{"rendered":"Gunmen demand ransom for East Darfur engineers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The gunmen that abducted two Sudanese engineers in East Darfur on 6 October have demanded a ransom for their release.<\/p>\n<p>Khojali Yousef Hassan El Tom, engineer at the East Darfur state Ministry of Planning in Ed Daein locality, and Ahmed Hamed Dud, contractor in the state, were abducted during Eid El Adha in Abu Sufyan. Ed Daein locality commissioner, El Taher Sharif, stated on Thursday that the offenders \u201cexhibit signs of bargaining\u201d for their release.<\/p>\n<p>They demanded a ransom of SDG 200,000 ($35,170) for the release of Ahmed Dud, and SDG 150,000 ($26,380) for Khojali El Tom.<\/p>\n<p>Sharif revealed that the local security service obtained information about the movements of the offenders. He added that the security has arrested more than eight people who are accused of theft and pillaging.<\/p>\n<p><em>File photo<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Related:<\/em>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiodabanga.org\/node\/81582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Two engineers abducted in East Darfur<\/a>&nbsp;(8 October 2014)<\/p>\n<p><!--break--><\/p>\n<div class=\"sws_supernormalaction\"><button on=\"tap:superwebshare-lightbox\" class=\"superwebshare_normal_button1 superwebshare-button-large superwebshare-button-square superwebshare_prompt superwebshare_button_svg\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color: #d52631;\" ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"superwebshare-svg\"  fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M789.86,323.67c91.79,0,164.25-72.46,164.25-164.25S881.64,0,789.86,0S625.6,72.46,625.6,164.25c0,4.83,0,14.49,0,24.15L306.76,371.98c-24.15-24.15-57.97-33.82-96.62-33.82c-91.79,0-164.25,72.46-164.25,164.25s72.46,164.25,164.25,164.25c38.65,0,72.46-14.49,96.62-33.82L625.6,821.26c0,9.66,0,14.49,0,19.32c0,86.96,72.46,159.42,159.42,159.42s159.42-72.46,159.42-159.42s-67.63-159.42-154.59-159.42c-33.82,0-67.63,9.66-96.62,33.82L374.4,526.57c0-9.66,0-19.32,0-24.15s0-14.49,0-24.15l318.84-188.41C717.39,314.01,751.21,323.67,789.86,323.67z\" \/><\/svg><span>Share article<\/span><\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The gunmen that abducted two Sudanese engineers in East Darfur on 6 October have demanded a ransom for their release. Khojali Yousef Hassan El Tom, engineer at the East Darfur state Ministry of Planning in Ed Daein locality, and Ahmed Hamed Dud, contractor in the state, were abducted during Eid El Adha in Abu Sufyan. Ed Daein locality commissioner, El Taher Sharif, stated on Thursday that the offenders \u201cexhibit signs of bargaining\u201d for their release. They demanded a ransom of SDG 200,000 ($35,170) for the release of Ahmed Dud, and SDG 150,000 ($26,380) for Khojali El Tom. Sharif revealed that the local security service obtained information about the movements of the offenders. He added that the security has arrested more than eight people who are accused of theft and pillaging. File photo Related:\u00a0Two engineers abducted in East Darfur\u00a0(8 October 2014)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-184188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gunmen demand ransom for East Darfur engineers - Dabanga Radio TV Online<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/gunmen-demand-ransom-for-east-darfur-engineers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gunmen demand ransom for East Darfur engineers - Dabanga Radio TV Online\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The gunmen that abducted two Sudanese engineers in East Darfur on 6 October have demanded a ransom for their release. 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