11 January 2011 - UNAMID is currently investigating reports of the abduction of three Sudanese nationals, employed by international NGO Catholic Relief Agency, on 9 January near Manjura, a village located approximately 60 km north of El Geneina, West Darfur.

In a separate incident on 9 January, a convoy of commercial trucks headed from El Daein to Nyala, South Darfur was ambushed by unknown gunmen near Tor Taan village, 30 km southeast of Nyala. Sudanese police escorting the trucks returned fire. No casualties were reported.

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