Two engineers abducted in East Darfur

Gunmen abducted two Sudanese engineers in East Darfur on Monday.   Speaking to Radio Dabanga, a relative of one of the victims said that an armed group ambushed the engineers on the way from Ed Daein, capital of East Darfur, to Khartoum. “Gunmen intercepted them at gunpoint on the Abu Sufyan-El Fado road. They seized them and their vehicle, and took them to an unknown destination.” The abductees are Khojali Yousef Hassan El Tom, engineer at the East Darfur state Ministry of Planning in Ed Daein, and Ahmed Hamed Dud, contractor in the state. File photo