Two Britons and a local driver who were taken hostage on Friday in one of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s national parks have been released. Bethan Davies and Robert Jesty – the two British nationals – said they were “very relieved”, in a statement issued through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. They said: “We are very relieved that there has been a positive outcome to the kidnapping and are very grateful for the excellent support we have received. We do not plan to comment further.” Earlier the foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, paid tribute to the kidnap victims and the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation for their help in securing the release. A park ranger, Rachel Makissa Baraka, who was travelling with the pair, was fatally injured when the men and their Congolese driver were seized during a visit to the Virunga national park, a renowned gorilla sanctuary in the east of the African country. A number of kidnappings have taken place during the past six weeks in the park, which is home to about one-quarter of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas. They come against the backdrop of rising violence across the province of North Kivu. Johnson said: “I am… Read full this story
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