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Ghana forces rescue two kidnapped Canadian women

cde.news desk 13 June 2019, 06:15 · 1 min read

epa07456078 The police officer directs traffic on the site of a bus crash on the Accra Cape Coast road in Edukuma town, the Ekumfi District, Ghana, 22 March 2019. According to reports at least 50 people have died and several are injured after two buses crashed early in the morning. EPA-EFE/CHRISTIAN THOMPSON

Ghana forces have rescued two Canadian women who were kidnapped last week outside their hostel in Ghana’s second city of Kumasi.

The women, aged 19 and 20, were volunteers for charity Youth Challenge International.

An Indian national was kidnapped and rescued in Kumasi last month, local media reported.

Statement on the Rescue of Abducted Canadian ls pic.twitter.com/rC9bJkR9lG

— Ministry of Information (@moigovgh) June 12, 2019

At a news conference Wednesday, Ghana’s minister of information, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, said five Ghanians and three Nigerians are in custody. One of the suspects sustained minor injuries.

Via CBC

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Ghana forces rescue two kidnapped Canadian women

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