{"id":303182,"date":"2018-09-24T12:58:16","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T12:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=303182"},"modified":"2018-09-24T12:58:16","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T12:58:16","slug":"unidentified-armed-men-abducted-three-mine-workers-including-an-indian-national-in-burkina-faso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/unidentified-armed-men-abducted-three-mine-workers-including-an-indian-national-in-burkina-faso\/","title":{"rendered":"Unidentified armed men abducted three mine workers, including an Indian National, in Burkina Faso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-303183 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1200px-Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg_-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/09\/1200px-Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg_-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/09\/1200px-Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg_-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/09\/1200px-Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg_-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/09\/1200px-Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg_-696x464.png 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/09\/1200px-Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg_-1068x712.png 1068w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/09\/1200px-Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg_-630x420.png 630w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/09\/1200px-Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg_.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>An Indian national and a South African were among three mine workers abducted by unidentified armed men in a northern part of Burkina Faso which has been repeatedly targeted by terrorists sources said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Security source reportedly said, &#8220;The three men of Indian, South African and Burkinabe nationality were kidnapped by unidentified armed men&#8221; between the Inata gold mine and the town of Djibo bordering Mali and Niger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">A fellow mine worker while confirming the kidnapping said, &#8220;the three men left the site (of the mine) around 8:00 am and by 10:00 am they had no more news of them.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cAfter alerting the defense and security forces, we learned there had been a kidnapping,\u201d mine worker added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Another security source in the capital Ouagadougou said, &#8220;The kidnappers are probably members of jihadist groups operating in the region.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">He further added that the assailants &#8220;headed towards the Mali border, and have likely already crossed it.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Indian national and a South African were among three mine workers abducted by unidentified armed men in a northern part of Burkina Faso which has been repeatedly targeted by terrorists sources said. 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