Gunmen have abducted three Chinese nationals and two Mauritanians from a construction site in southwestern Mali, according to the country’s armed forces.
The assailants stormed the site 55km (34 miles) from the town of Kwala on Saturday, and made off with five pick-up trucks and the hostages, Mali’s Armed Forces (FAMA) said in a statement on Facebook.
The men also destroyed equipment including a crane and dump trucks belonging to Chinese construction firm COVEC, and Mauritanian road-building company ATTM, according to the army.
A Malian army official, who requested anonymity, told the AFP news agency that the victims were working on road construction in the region.
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Three Chinese among group kidnapped in Mali
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The Chinese nationals, along with two Mauritanians, had been working for construction companies in Mali. Photo: Shutterstock Three Chinese nationals and two Mauritanians were kidnapped in southwest Mali on Saturday, the country s armed forces said, in the latest attack in the war-torn Sahel state.
Armed men attacked a construction site 55 kilometres (34 miles) from the town of Kwala, making off with five pick-up trucks and the hostages, Mali s army said on social media.
The assailants also destroyed equipment including a crane and dump trucks belonging to Chinese construction firm Covec, and Mauritanian road-building company ATTM, according to the army.
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The attackers also destroyed equipment belonging to Chinese and Mauritanian construction companies.
According to the Malian Armed Forces, gunmen kidnapped three Chinese citizens and two Mauritanians at a construction site in southwestern Mali.
The Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) said in a statement that the attackers attacked the site 55 kilometers (34 miles) from the town of Kwara on Saturday and left with five pickup trucks and hostages. statement On Facebook.
According to the military, these people also destroyed equipment including cranes and dump trucks belonging to the Chinese construction company COVEC and the Mauritanian road construction company ATTM.