Three aid workers kidnapped in Ruzizi Plain
Ruzizi Plain, Mwenga, South Kivu, DR Congo International NGO
3 kidnapped
1 INGO international (French) staff and 2 nationals kidnapped by Mai-Mai groups on the Ruzizi Plain in eastern DRC in late August, and held for almost one week, prompting the INGO to temporarily suspend their operations in the Eastern DRC (OFDA rpt). Means of attack recorded as kidnapping. Actor Mai Mai Militia. Exact date not recorded in the source, so the day defaults to the start of the period. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 156.
People involved
No names have been released for this case.