Sudan: 2 Russian pilots held by gunmen in Darfur released

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KHARTOUM, Sudan, Sha'ban 20, 1436, Jun 7, 2015, SPA -- A Sudanese governor says that two Russian pilots who were held by gunmen in the country's restive western Darfur region since January have been freed, and that no ransom was paid, AP reported. Gov. Shartay Jaafar Abdul Hakam said in a statement released on Saturday the two had been working for the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur, or UNAMID, when they were abducted by an unidentified armed group on January 29 while heading from a market to the mission base in Zalenge town. -- SPA 00:49 LOCAL TIME 21:49 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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