Congo says American, Swedish officials with UN kidnapped

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KINSHASA, Congo — Two United Nations officials, one American and one Swedish, have been kidnapped along with four Congolese in the country's Kasai Central province, Congo's government said Monday.

Michael Sharp of the United States and Zahida Katalan of Sweden were abducted with three Congolese drivers and a translator while traveling by motorcycle through the region, government spokesman Lambert Mende said. .

It was not clear when the kidnapping occurred on a bridge near the village of Ngombe, Mende said, adding that the kidnappers have not yet been identified.

Judicial authorities in the province have opened an investigation and are working with the U.N. mission in Congo to free the people held.

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