An armed group abducted a Chinese oil engineer near Beleila in West Kordofan on Thursday.
“A group of gunmen in a Land Cruiser and others on motorcycles ambushed a group of oil workers in the area of Kareem, in the vicinity of the Beleila oil field on Thursday evening,” a witness reported to Radio Dabanga.
“After their work at the oil field, the workers left for Kareem, where they were attacked. The gunmen seized a Chinese worker, and left with him to an unknown destination.”
File photo: Safety training for personnel of Petrodar oil company in Beleila, West Kordofan