World News | Polish Doctor Kidnapped in Chad Has Been Released and is Unharmed, Minister Says
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A Polish doctor kidnapped in Chad has been freed and is "safe and sound", Poland's foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Warsaw, Feb 14 (AP) A Polish doctor kidnapped in Chad has been freed and is "safe and sound", Poland's foreign minister said on Tuesday.
The woman had been volunteering at the Saint-Michel Hospital in the Central African nation's Tandjile region, where kidnappings for ransom are common. Attackers pretending to be patients abducted her and a Mexican doctor, private Polish broadcaster Polsat News reported.
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The other doctor escaped during an altercation between the abductors and Chad's security forces while the Polish woman was taken away, a fellow doctor told AP. Chadian and French forces launched a search for her.
Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski posted a video on social media in which he informed the woman's family of her release. He said she was getting a medical evaluation and would return soon to Poland.
"I would like to thank the local forces and our French allies for their actions," the minister added. (AP)
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