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French aid worker freed in Chad | French aid worker freed in Chad |
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A French aid worker kidnapped in Chad last November has been released, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said. | |
It said Laurent Maurice was tired but in good health. | It said Laurent Maurice was tired but in good health. |
An ICRC spokesman told the Reuters news agency that the aid worker was now on his way to Sudan's capital Khartoum. | An ICRC spokesman told the Reuters news agency that the aid worker was now on his way to Sudan's capital Khartoum. |
The ICRC did not provide any further details about Mr Maurice's release. Attacks on aid groups are frequent in eastern Chad. | The ICRC did not provide any further details about Mr Maurice's release. Attacks on aid groups are frequent in eastern Chad. |
Mr Maurice was seized by armed men on 9 November 2009 in the village of Kawa, about 20km (12 miles) from the border with Sudan. | |
The ICRC said at the time it had no idea who the attackers were or what their motive might be. | |
It also temporarily suspended operations in the area. | |
Another Frenchman working for the ICRC, Gauthier Lefevre, was abducted in Darfur last October. He is still being held. |