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Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area-Yugra investigating bodies of the Russia’s Investigative Committee have launched a criminal investigation in a crime under paragraphs “a”, “c”, “d” and “g” of part 2 of article 126 of the RF Penal Code (kidnapping of two or more people by a group of people in a preliminary conspiracy using violence dangers for life and health; using weapons or objects that might be used as weapons).

On 29 January 2015, in Sudan, unidentified people conspired and threatening with guns kidnapped two citizens of Russia - a manager of UTair Airlines and an aircraft mechanic of UTair-Engineering, who were serving in Sudan under a contract.

The kidnappers took them in an unknown direction and their whereabouts are still not known.

At present investigative operations are underway to find out all the circumstances of the crime.

Head of Media Relations                                                                                                                                V.I. Markin