Second Sudanese Civil War
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.
Bulgarian Helicopter Crew Captured by Sudanese Rebels
Six Bulgarian citizens were captured by members of the ''Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North" (SPLM-North) on Monday.
The incident happened when a helicopter owned by a Bulgarian airline company had to make an emergency landing at the city of Kadugli.
EU sanctions two South Sudan military chiefs for atrocities
The European Union said it slapped a travel ban and asset freeze Thursday on two South Sudanese military leaders for committing atrocities and obstructing the peace.