“We ask not to speculate on this incident so as not to hinder its resolution”, it added.
Since 2012, Mali has been in the grip of a serious security crisis. Violence, including kidnappings of foreigners and Malians, is common, the motives ranging from ransom demands to acts of reprisal.
In February, a World Health Organization (WHO) doctor who had been abducted in Mali in late January was freed.
AFP
