JGC workers amongst kidnapped in Algeria

The Japanese government has confirmed that several employees from engineering company JGC Corporation had been kidnapped in Algeria.

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga would not comment on whether or not the government had received demands from the kidnappers
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga would not comment on whether or not the government had received demands from the kidnappers
Published 17 January 2013, 05:16Updated 11 October 2016, 14:35
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