Polisario accuses Al Qaeda of kidnapping 3 Aid Workers in Algeria
European officials say two Spanish aid workers and an Italian have been kidnapped from Tindouf refugee camp in South- western Algeria.
Diplomatic sources said Sunday the abductions happened in the Rabuni encampment in the Algerian province of Tindouf, an area inhabited by refugees from Western Sahara, a disputed Moroccan-controlled territory.
Media reports say one of the three abductees may be injured.
One of those kidnapped may be injured, another aid worker who was at the Sahrawi camp told Spanish radio.
“The Sahrawi authorities have told us it was Al Qaeda people, but that’s not saying much. It was a commando that was prepared. They were very clear about what they needed to do,” Juan Bedialauneta told Cadena Ser radio.
The radio identified the two Spanish workers as Ainhoa Fernandez Rincon and Enrico Gonyans, while the Italian foreign ministry identified its worker as Rossella Urru from the Rome-based Comitato Italiano Sviluppo dei Popoli group.