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Swiss woman aid worker abducted in Sudan

Published : 09 Oct 2017, 00:01

DF-Xinhua Report

Photo taken on Sept. 22, 2017 shows the Kalma internally displaced person (IDP) camp where clashes between government forces and IDPs occurred in South Darfur, Sudan, on Sept. 22, 2017. File Photo Xinhua.

A Swiss woman was reportedly kidnapped in western Sudan's conflict-plagued region of Darfur, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs was cited as saying on Sunday.

The Swiss authority said that it is still being "in contact with the local authorities in Sudan" and can't give more details for now.

Local media said that the woman is an aid worker for a Swiss non-governmental organization for children and she was abducted from her home in northern Darfur.

The Darfur region has witnessed an armed conflict between the Sudanese army and rebel groups since 2003, which according to UN estimate has left around 300,000 people dead and nearly 2.5 million displaced.