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UN Official Kidnapped in Pakistan

No leads yet in refugee worker's abduction

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Feb 2, 2009 5:04 AM CST
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(Newser) – An American working with a UN refugee agency in southwestern Pakistan was kidnapped today by gunmen who killed his driver, reports the Times of London. The attack occurred as the official from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which aids Afghan refugees in the city of Quetta, headed to work. Abductions are on the rise in Pakistan, particularly near the Afghanistan border. Taliban militants are holding several foreigners hostage.

Pakistani police officers collect evidence from the attack site.
Pakistani police officers collect evidence from the attack site.   (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)
A Pakistani police official examines the site where American UN official John Solecki was abducted. He was headed to work in this SUV when taken by unknown gunmen.
A Pakistani police official examines the site where American UN official John Solecki was abducted. He was headed to work in this SUV when taken by unknown gunmen.   (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)
A Pakistani police officer shows journalists a bullet hole in the car that had been carrying the kidnapped UN official.
A Pakistani police officer shows journalists a bullet hole in the car that had been carrying the kidnapped UN official.   (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)
A Pakistani paramilitary soldier stands guard next to a vehicle rammed against a wall, where an American UN official was kidnapped, in Pakistan.
A Pakistani paramilitary soldier stands guard next to a vehicle rammed against a wall, where an American UN official was kidnapped, in Pakistan.   (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)
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