Friday, January 23, 2009

In Niger, kidnapped two German tourists.

In Niger, near the border with Mali, unknown attackers kidnapped the two tourists from Germany, reported AFP.
It happened on Thursday, 22 January. The authorities of one of the provinces in the north of Mali said that the tourists are gone, once left the party in Anderambukane (Anderamboukane).
The car, which traveled the Germans, had been found, but the people there do not have. Special representative of Mali has confirmed the kidnapping, noting that it occurred 60 kilometers from the border. Local authorities are searching for the tourists.
In recent years, in northern Mali are often clashes between the local army and rebels of the Tuareg tribes. In December 2008, in Niger Tuareg kidnapped UN special representative Robert Foulera (Robert Fowler).

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