4 South Africans abducted in Iraq

[RompelStompel]

Sad news , hope that the hostages are released soon and unharmed.

From News24.com

Pretoria - Four South Africans have been abducted in Iraq, the South African foreign affairs department said on Monday.

Spokesperson Ronnie Mamoepa said the four were abducted in what was believed to have been a bogus roadblock to the north of Baghdad on Sunday.

"The four were part of a convoy of four vehicles which included Iraqis... five Iraqis were also abducted.

"No demands have been made at this stage for the abduction."

The four are employees of Safe Net security service, which is a sub-contractor for the United States department of defence, Mamoepa said.

 

[HosstheBoss]

e TV late news made it sound like they had been killed! The story was very sketchy on details so don't quote me

 

[RompelStompel]

From News24.com - update of some sorts

Johannesburg - Five Iraqis who were abducted with four South Africans in Iraq have been released, but the South Africans are still missing, said the department of foreign affairs on Tuesday.

Department spokesperson Ronnie Mamoepa said the five Iraqis were released on Tuesday.

There is still no word on the missing South Africans, employed by Safe Net Security Services, which is contracted by the US department of defence.

"The South African diplomatic missions in countries neighbouring Iraq are monitoring the situation very closely with the express hope that the South Africans will also be released," said Mamoepa.

SA does not have a diplomatic mission in Iraq.

Mamoepa said it had been established that there was no link between the abductions and the simultaneous hijacking of a truck carrying money in the same area.

He said Safe Net was not a South African company, but was registered in the British Virgin Islands.

The names of the four South Africans are not being released as their families have not given permission for this.

Earlier Mamoepa said it was not known who had kidnapped the group as no demands had been made and no reasons given.

He said the department was in contact with the security company as well as the abductees' families.

They were abducted on Sunday.

 

[wallace]

They new what the risks were before they went profiteering.

 

[mac_mac74]

They new what the risks were before they went profiteering.

agree with you 100% on that one.

 

[Datura]

The brother of one of the guys is going over there to see if he can help. Heard him on the radio this morning