Two Chinese engineers, who were released after been abducted by unidentified men in Sudan's Kordofan region, arrived in Khartoum on Friday and are in good health condition, according to a source at Chinese Embassy here.
The freed Chinese engineers were received upon arrival at Khartoum airport by the Charge d'Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Sudan Wang Yi and Sudanese Petroleum Minister Makawi Mohamed Awad.
"The Sudanese government and the Chinese Embassy have exerted considerable efforts to free the abducted," Wang said.
About half a month ago, an armed group, belonging to the Darfur rebel Justice and Equality Movement, attacked Kanar oil field of the Sudanese Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company at Balila town in West Kordofan State and abducted three engineers, two Chinese and a Sudanese, according to local media.
Rebel groups have been active along the borders of Darfur and Kordofan regions in western Sudan, where these groups usually target vital projects such as oil fields to put pressure on the central government in Khartoum.
Two kidnapped Chinese engineers set free in Sudan
Two Chinese engineers, who were abducted by unidentified men in Sudan's West Kordofan State last April, have been released, according to a source at Chinese Embassy in Khartoum on Friday.
"The two Chinese engineers were released due to efforts made by the Sudanese government and the Chinese embassy in Khartoum," the source told Xinhua.
Sudanese local media earlier reported that an armed group, affiliated to the Darfur rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), attacked Kanar oil field of the Sudanese Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company (GNPOC) at Balila town in West Kordofan State and abducted three engineers, including two Chinese and a Sudanese.
Rebel groups have been active at the borders of Darfur and Kordofan regions in western Sudan where these groups often target vital projects such as the oil fields to put pressure on the central government in Khartoum.
（Editor:富博）
