Posted: 09/04/2010 at 2:03pm | IP Logged

Flavia Wagner welcomed at Khartoum airport.

Kidnapped Samaritan’s Purse Worker Released in Sudan

DeMossNews.com

KHARTOUM, SUDAN - International aid worker Flavia Wagner was released this week after being held hostage for 105 days in Sudan.  The 35 year-old employee of international relief organization Samaritan's Purse is exhausted but in good health and currently in Khartoum. 

Initially, two Samaritan's Purse employees and a Sudanese driver were abducted.  The three hostages were part of a 10-person team doing educational assessments in local communities in the region.  The two-vehicle convoy was stopped by eight armed men 15 miles southwest of Nyala in Sudan's Darfur region.

The two Sudanese men were released unharmed and without explanation on May 25th in Thur, Darfur.

During her captivity, Wagner was allowed to contact her family and Samaritan's Purse staff numerous times. 

During the process, Samaritan's Purse worked with US and Sudanese government officials to secure her release.

Samaritan's Purse has 548 national and expat staff in Sudan.  The nonprofit organization provides immediate response to the physical and spiritual needs of individuals in crisis situations.

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Editor's Note:  A time reference was updated from the original version of this story.