Swiss woman abducted by gunmen in Timbuktu
A Swiss woman has been abducted in the rebel-held northern Malian city of Timbuktu, officials and residents said.
Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/Swiss-woman-abd...
The woman, a Christian missionary in her 40s called Beatrice, was taken from her house by armed men, residents said.
Most foreigners fled Timbuktu after Tuareg and Islamist rebels seized the town early this month in the aftermath of a military coup.
"Beatrice, a Swiss national, was abducted this Sunday at Timbuktu by armed men," local official Mohamed Ould Hassen told AFP.
Sources cited by Reuters said the woman, who stayed in the Abaradjou neighbourhood, had lived in Timbuktu for some years and knew several local languages
Tuareg MNLA rebels smuggled two British citizens and a Frenchman out of the town following the rebel assault.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and MUJWA are now holding 21 Western hostages and have extracted millions of dollars in ransom. There have been a number of calls to end payment of ransoms for releasing hostages.
Most foreigners fled Timbuktu after Tuareg and Islamist rebels seized the town early this month in the aftermath of a military coup.
"Beatrice, a Swiss national, was abducted this Sunday at Timbuktu by armed men," local official Mohamed Ould Hassen told AFP.
Sources cited by Reuters said the woman, who stayed in the Abaradjou neighbourhood, had lived in Timbuktu for some years and knew several local languages
Tuareg MNLA rebels smuggled two British citizens and a Frenchman out of the town following the rebel assault.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and MUJWA are now holding 21 Western hostages and have extracted millions of dollars in ransom. There have been a number of calls to end payment of ransoms for releasing hostages.
Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/Swiss-woman-abd...