§ Lord McNairasked Her Majesty's Government:
Who was responsible for the abduction of Red Cross relief workers in southern Sudan in February 1999. [HL1803]
§ Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanWe understand that the SPLM/A detained a number of ICRC relief workers in February and that four of them were subsequently killed at the end of March. We have called on the SPLM/A to permit a thorough investigation into this incident.