ICC Note:

Reported by Christianity Today, the eight kidnapped Samaritan’s Purse staff members were released in South Sudan by armed rebel forces. The eight staff members were kidnapped as ransom for humanitarian aid such as food. “The Christian aid group said it was ‘thankful to God’ for the safe release of its South Sudanese national staff, and thanked the World Food Programme for helping to relocate them.”

03/20/2017 South Sudan (Christianity Today) – The Samaritan’s Purse staff members taken by armed rebels in South Sudan were released today. All eight kidnapped aid workers are now on their way to a safe location.

The Christian aid group said it was “thankful to God” for the safe release of its South Sudanese national staff, and thanked the World Food Programme for helping to relocate them.

Samaritan’s Purse was forced to evacuate most personnel from the country two weeks ago due to violence, and “calls on all parties to stop hostilities and allow immediate full access to distribute emergency food supplies.”

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