Spanish aid workers kidnapped

Somali Islamist Shebab rebels yesterday kidnapped two female Spanish aid workers from Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp, the third kidnapping of foreigners in just over a month, police said. “Two aid workers of Spanish nationality have been kidnapped by the...

Somali Islamist Shebab rebels yesterday kidnapped two female Spanish aid workers from Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp, the third kidnapping of foreigners in just over a month, police said.

“Two aid workers of Spanish nationality have been kidnapped by the Shebab, they are working for MSF (Medecins Sans Frontieres),” regional police chief Leo Nyongesa said.

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