Red Cross discloses that two of its drivers released from gunmen in Da

Red Cross discloses that two of its drivers released from gunmen in Darfur region
Khartoum-International Committee of the Red Cross disclosed on Sunday that two of its drivers held for almost two weeks in Darfur region were safely released.
They were among eight Sudanese employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross detained by gunmen on August 26 as they travelled between Nertiti and Zalingei in Central Darfur state.
Six were soon freed but the drivers continued to be held.
"Our two remaining colleagues have also been released and they have returned to Zalingei," Rafiullah Qureshi, the ICRC's spokesman in Sudan, told AFP.
The drivers were probably detained to operate the vehicles, which are different from trucks ordinarily found in Darfur, Quereshi said.
Contacts are continuing with tribal, government, military and other officials in the area in order to get back the trucks which are "crucial" to Red Cross operations, he added.

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