South Sudanese Aid Workers
Abducted aid workers released in South Sudan Ten aid workers kidnapped in South Sudan by opposition forces last week have been returned to the capital, Juba. The aid workers were kidnapped while travelling in convoy near the southern city of Yei on April 25 [File: AP] Ten aid workers abducted in South Sudan last week have been released. The workers - kidnapped while travelling in a convoy near the southern city of Yei on April 25 - were transported from the area by an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) aircraft to the capital, Juba, on Monday, the group said in a statement . The three UN staff and seven aid workers from several different organisations are all South Sudanese nationals. Fighters from the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO) were responsible for seizing the convoy, alleging the workers had entered an area "without any clearance". Civil war Aid workers have frequently been targeted by armed forces operating in South Sudan ...
