2 Relief Workers Seized in Chechnya
From Times Wire Reports
Frederic Malardeau, 35, of France and Michael Penrose, 24, of Britain, two international relief workers, were kidnapped a week ago by armed men in Grozny, the capital of the breakaway Chechen republic, aid officials said. The two work for International Action Against Hunger. The Chechen rebel command told the Interfax news agency that its fighters were not involved. The aid organization waited to report the abduction because it feared the kidnappers would set unacceptable demands for the men’s release.
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