August 30, 2010 6:14 PM

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Two Russian pilots kidnapped in Darfur

Two Russian pilots are reported to have been kidnapped by local tribal young man in Sudan's Darfur region. The official SUNA news agency on Monday said, the two pilots were working for the Sudanese Badr Airlines and were taken hostage on Sunday. The incident occurred in Nyala town of southern Darfur, where foreign aid workers and UN-backed peacekeeping forces are kidnapped from time to time, mostly by local tribal young men demanding cash.

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