DR Congo militia frees Nepalese peacekeepers
Afp, Kinshasa
Militiamen in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Saturday released five Nepalese United Nations peacekeepers taken hostage last month, the UN mission in the country said. "The five Nepalese UN soldiers were released on Saturday around 5:00 pm local time (1500 GMT). They are safe and well," Kemal Saiki, spokesman for the UN mission in DRC, told AFP. The five rejoined their comrades at their base in Kwandroma, 80 kilometres (50 miles) northeast of Bunia near the Ugandan border, the UN mission in the country (MONUC) said. The five men were among a group of seven peacekeepers kidnapped on May 28 during a joint military operation with the DRC army. The other two were released unharmed on June 27.
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