Four of six abducted footballers recovered: officials

Four of six abducted footballers recovered: officials

Pakistan

Four of six abducted footballers recovered: officials

QUETTA (Dunya News) – Four of the six footballers, who were kidnapped in Balochistan on September 9, have been successfully rescued, administration officials said.

They said the provincial government, law enforcement agencies and local administration successfully rescued four of the abducted footballers and reunited them with their families.

Efforts were underway to recover the remaining two footballers, they added.

On September 9, six footballers were abducted from Dera Bugti by unidentified persons while en route to Sibi for a tournament.

Read more: Search on for kidnapped footballers in Balochistan's Dera Bugti

Subsequently, security forces and authorities launched efforts to secure their release.