Kidnappers Hold 4 French In Chechnya
Four French aid workers who disappeared this month in southern Russia have been kidnapped and are being held in breakaway Chechnya, a regional security official said Monday.
The four French citizens, who were connected with the humanitarian group EquiLibre, disappeared Aug. 2 in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, a republic just east of Chechnya.
Dagestani Security Council chief Magomed Tolboyev said he managed to contact the kidnappers but they refused to negotiate with him, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.
Tolboyev gave no further details besides saying that the four were being held in Chechnya. His statement was the first official comment shedding some light on their fate.
According to reports, EquiLibre was repairing schools in Dagestan.
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