Sudan rebels 'hold China oil men'

[Eugene]

Source: BBC News

Last Updated: Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 22:00 GMT 23:00 UK

Sudan rebels 'hold China oil men'

A Darfur rebel group has claimed it has attacked a
Sudanese oilfield in the Kordofan region, taking a
Canadian and an Iraqi oil worker hostage.

The group, the Justice and Equality Movement (Jem),
said it attacked the facility, run by a Chinese-led
consortium in the Defra oilfield.

Jem said its action was a message to China to stop
helping the Sudanese government with their war in
Darfur.

China is a major investor in the energy industry
in Africa.

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Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7061066.stm

[aquart]

1. Whoa! I knew the Chinese were working their way into the MidEast

But I didn't have a clue about this. Well, well. So the Chinese are blotting their copybook already. Pity.

[ohio2007]

2. misleading headline as a "Canadian and an Iraqi oil worker " were taken hostage

from the article;
Deadline

Jem said the Chinese company had one week to leave Sudan.
......




guess it will be a day of trick or treat for the 'fighters' when China remains tightly entrenched to thier oil supply. Wonder if their will be a follow up story from the BBC to this one.