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Three international humanitarians working with Doctor Without Borders were taken from their compound in Serif Umra—about 150 miles west of El Fasher. An Italian doctor, a Canadian nurse and a French coordinator were able to make one phone call telling colleagues of their abduction. Nothing has been heard from them since. The abductions took place a week after the expulsion of 13 aid organizations including the French and Dutch branches of MSF (Doctors without Borders) but the expulsion did not apply to the Belgian, Swiss and Spanish branches. The three were working with the Belgian unit.
The situation in Darfur is dire. The expulsion has left more than a million displaced people without clean water, food, supplies of any kind or medical assistance. As this kidnapping underlines, the remaining aid workers are not safe.
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