Chechnya - Charity Workers Kidnapped

(28 Apr 1996) T/I: 10:29:36


A Belgian charity worker and a Russian interpreter were kidnapped on Saturday (27/4) in Grozny, capital of the breakaway republic of Chechnya. The two, both women, were working for the international relief
group, Medecin Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders). The head of MSF in Chechnya, Marcello Tenti, says the kidnappers demanded US$200,000 dollars for the release of the two captives.

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GROZNY, CHECHNYA - 28/4
msf vehicles
msf vehicle off
ext echo office
head of MSF mission marcello tenti sot - in english - "... they had small bazookas ... a second car came... it was ten people... one sat behind me and said okay we go back... we cannot identify them, because it was civilian people... nine persons..."
ext msf headquarters

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