Heli Air
Six Bulgarians Held Captive in Sudan since Jan 26 Released
The six Bulgarian aid workers, who were held captive in Sudan since January 26, have been released.
The six Bulgarian citizens were detained by Sudanese rebels after their helicopter made an emergency landing.
Bulgarian Helicopter Crew Remains Captured in Sudan
The six Bulgarians working for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), who were captured by Sudanese insurgents on Monday, have still not been released.
Their release was expected on Thursday or Friday at the latest, but at present they still remain captured, private NOVA TV station reports.
Captured Bulgarians in Sudan Expected to be Released Soon
It is expected that the six Bulgarian citizens that had been captured by insurgents in Sudan should be released on Thursday or Friday at the latest.
This was announced by Georgi Spasov, the chairman of the board of directors of Heli Air, the airline company of which the captured Bulgarians are employees, in an interview for private NOVA TV station on Thursday.
Bulgarians Held in Sudan 'Not Taken Hostage' - FM Daniel Mitov
The Bulgarian citizens held in Sudan are alive and well and are not taken hostage, said Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov in a speech at the Bulgarian National Assembly.