ÊActually Roman, dont want to be pedandic but I think interface have done their sums wrong.
Quote:
"Fifteen Germans, four Swiss, a Dutchman and a Swede, have also disappeared deep in the Algerian Sahara this year. Ê
ÊTwo Austrian climbers were reported missing on Friday, bringing the total number of missing Austrians to 10 and foreigners to 33"
Adds up to 31 - 8 Austrians + 2 new. I think they may have counted the L300 guys twice - they were the climbers (see poster)
And there is still this talk of 'emir' Moktar Belmoktar and the SP...whatever he has joined - but was he not killed in a raid last year east of Timimoun? I'm sure I reported it on Sahara news.
Chris
An Ian, I believe the abductions happened in a short space of time - around 3 weeks late Feb to mid-March - it s just that people who have been out of touch for weeks - as one can be out there (like these climbers) - are not turning up for their Tunis ferries and so the alarm is raised - possibly weeks after they disappeared.
I dont think any new abductions have taken place for nearly a month.as they would be well aware the heat was on.
CS
[This message has been edited by Chris Scott (edited 13 April 2003).]
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