{"id":186694,"date":"2013-10-30T17:44:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T17:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/south-darfur-militiamen-abduct-four-demand-sdg2-million-ransom\/"},"modified":"2013-10-30T17:44:00","modified_gmt":"2013-10-30T17:44:00","slug":"south-darfur-militiamen-abduct-four-demand-sdg2-million-ransom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/south-darfur-militiamen-abduct-four-demand-sdg2-million-ransom","title":{"rendered":"South Darfur militiamen abduct four, demand SDG2 million ransom"},"content":{"rendered":"

Militiamen have allegedly hijacked a vehicle belonging to the hospital of Kass in South Darfur, and abducted its driver and three passengers.<\/p>\n

One of the relatives of the abductees told Radio Dabanga that on Monday evening \u201cgovernment-backed militiamen\u201d in a Land Cruiser mounted with a machine gun intercepted a Buffalo vehicle belonging to Kass hospital, on its way back from Nyala, at about 7km east of the town.<\/p>\n

The militiamen took the car with the four people to an unknown destination. The Commissioner of Kass locality organised a rescue team to track-down the kidnappers.<\/p>\n

A witness informed Radio Dabanga that the militiamen have contacted the Commissioner demanding he pay SDG2 million ($455,000) for the release of the four abductees, who include a medical doctor, a driver and two guards; one of them policeman and the other a member of the Central Reserve Forces (Abu Tira).<\/p>\n

File photo<\/em><\/p>\n

Related:<\/em><\/p>\n

Abductors demand millionaire ransom for snatched Darfuri traders<\/a> (20 October 2013)<\/p>\n

South Darfur man ‘tortured to death’ in detention<\/a> (16 October 2013)<\/p>\n

‘Prominent Central Darfur businessman’ abducted in Zalingei<\/a> (8 October 2013)<\/p>\n

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