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| Two peacekeepers seized in Sudan | Two peacekeepers seized in Sudan |
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| Two members of the joint UN/African Union (Unamid) peacekeeping force have been kidnapped in Sudan's western Darfur region, officials say. | Two members of the joint UN/African Union (Unamid) peacekeeping force have been kidnapped in Sudan's western Darfur region, officials say. |
| A Unamid spokesman said the pair - a man and a woman - were abducted in the western town of Zalingei. | |
| The victim's nationalities have not been made public. | |
| It comes two days after the UN's military commander in the region said the six-year war there between the government and rebels was over. | It comes two days after the UN's military commander in the region said the six-year war there between the government and rebels was over. |
| The UN says 300,000 people died in the conflict in Darfur, but the Sudanese government puts the figure at 10,000. | The UN says 300,000 people died in the conflict in Darfur, but the Sudanese government puts the figure at 10,000. |
| Almost three million people are said to have been displaced by the fighting. | Almost three million people are said to have been displaced by the fighting. |
| The commander, Gen Martin Agwai, said the region now suffered more from low-level disputes and banditry than the violence of recent years. | The commander, Gen Martin Agwai, said the region now suffered more from low-level disputes and banditry than the violence of recent years. |
| Spokesman Noureddin Mezni said armed men attacked the Unamid staff residence in Zalingei at 0430 (0130 GMT) and abducted the pair, whom he described as civilians. | |
| Mr Mezni said the abductions were the first of Unamid members, although there have been a series of kidnappings of aid workers in the region. | |
| He said contact had been made with the captors, but did not give any further details. |