uh huh....sure...just a mistake trying to protect them......
29 Chinese kidnapped workers held in Sudan released
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Twenty-nine Chinese workers abducted by rebels in Sudan more than a week ago have been released, state media said.
By Ulf Laessing and Sui-Lee Wee, Reuters / February 7, 2012
Sudanese rebel forces released 29 Chinese workers kidnapped 10 days ago in the main oil-producing state of South Kordofan, where the army has been fighting insurgents for seven months, Sudan's foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
The incident had been an embarrassment for the Sudanese government, which is trying to boost investment from China, its main political and trade ally, as it seeks to overcome a severe economic crisis.
Rebels of the SPLM-North said they had taken the construction workers for their own security after a battle with the Sudanese Army in South Kordofan, which borders newly independent South Sudan.
Caught up in a dispute
But the workers had apparently become caught up in a dispute between Khartoum and rebels who are trying to attract attention to the plight of 417,000 civilians who have fled fighting in South Kordofan and Blue Nile, another Sudanese border state.
Khartoum has restricted access for aid workers and the United Nations in both states, triggering warnings by the United States that a large-scale famine could break out.
The Sudanese foreign ministry said the 29 Chinese workers were flown out from Kauda in South Kordofan by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to neighbouring Kenya.
"The Sudanese foreign ministry affirms to the government and people of China that Sudan's government seeks to protect Chinese investments and workers involved in it," a ministry statement said.
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29 Chinese kidnapped workers held in Sudan released
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Twenty-nine Chinese workers abducted by rebels in Sudan more than a week ago have been released, state media said.
By Ulf Laessing and Sui-Lee Wee, Reuters / February 7, 2012
Sudanese rebel forces released 29 Chinese workers kidnapped 10 days ago in the main oil-producing state of South Kordofan, where the army has been fighting insurgents for seven months, Sudan's foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
The incident had been an embarrassment for the Sudanese government, which is trying to boost investment from China, its main political and trade ally, as it seeks to overcome a severe economic crisis.
Rebels of the SPLM-North said they had taken the construction workers for their own security after a battle with the Sudanese Army in South Kordofan, which borders newly independent South Sudan.
Caught up in a dispute
But the workers had apparently become caught up in a dispute between Khartoum and rebels who are trying to attract attention to the plight of 417,000 civilians who have fled fighting in South Kordofan and Blue Nile, another Sudanese border state.
Khartoum has restricted access for aid workers and the United Nations in both states, triggering warnings by the United States that a large-scale famine could break out.
The Sudanese foreign ministry said the 29 Chinese workers were flown out from Kauda in South Kordofan by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to neighbouring Kenya.
"The Sudanese foreign ministry affirms to the government and people of China that Sudan's government seeks to protect Chinese investments and workers involved in it," a ministry statement said.
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