Red Cross says two employees kidnapped in Mali have been freed unharmed


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  • Monday, 20 Mar 2023

FILE PHOTO: The ICRC flag is seen on the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Geneva, Switzerland, June 28, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Two employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) kidnapped in Mali earlier this month have been freed unharmed and unconditionally, the organisation said on Monday.

"We are relieved to find our colleagues safe and sound. They will be reunited with their families as soon as possible," Antoine Grand, head of the ICRC delegation in Mali, said in a statement.

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